Play Dirty is a thriller novel written by Sandra Brown in 2007.^[1][2] According to WorldCat, the book was held in more than 2500 libraries as of February, 2014.^[3]

The book tells the story of Griff Burkett, a football fallen star, who was caught cheating and was sent to prison.^[4] After five years, Burkett is a free man.^[5] He meets Foster and Laura Speakman, a wealthy and successful but childless couple. They hire Burkett to do a secret job, but then is suspected of an unsolved murder by his long-time nemesis, detective Stanley Rodarte.^[6] Burkett tries to prove his innocence and save the people they care about the most. The narrative contains a lot of sexual content.^[7][8] The book was published by Ricochet in 2006 and later by Simon & Schuster.^[9]

• Griff Burkett is a convicted former football player who has just got out of prison. He has been sent to prison after he was caught cheating. He is the male protagonist.
• Foster Speakman is a very successful and wealthy businessman. He is the owner of SunSouth Airline company.
• Laura Speakman is Foster Speakman's wife and the female protagonist.
• Stanley Rodarte is a corrupted police detective. He is Burkett's nemesis.

Reviews of the book vary from "solid thriller" (Kirkus)^[9] to "disappointing" (Washburn Review)^[10]