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Play Dirty: A Novel by Sandra Brown
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Sandra Brown Edition: Mass Market Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2008-07-22 ISBN: 1416523332 Number of pages: 560 Publisher: Pocket Product features:
Book Reviews of Play Dirty: A NovelBook Review: Complex and Believable Summary: 5 StarsI really liked this Sandra Brown novel. Although at first the premise seem contrived, by the end of the novel Brown had presented a very believable motivation for Foster Speakman. It made a twisted kind of sense. But then maybe you need to know truly twisted and psychotic people (and I unfortunately have). Laura was the classically manipulated and emotionally abused wife, however I'll admit not as sympathically drawn as Brown's other heroines. But Griff I liked from the first scene. He's an alpha male, with a troubled childhood who gained fame and fortune too early and easily as a young man. Emotionally he wasn't able to handle it. In the end his "crime" was mental betrayal not a criminal act but he took the blame out of guilt. I found him a compelling hero and was on the edge of my seat as he was beset with one difficulty after another by the corrupt cop after him.
I had no trouble getting into this book It was well written. Fast paced and I couldn't put it down. I recommend it.
Summary of Play Dirty: A Novel#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown is back with a gripping story of obsession and its deadly consequences.After five long years in federal prison, Griff Burkett is a free man. But the disgraced Cowboys quarterback can never return to life as he knew it before he was caught cheating. In a place where football is practically a religion, Griff committed a cardinal sin, and no one is forgiving. Foster Speakman, owner and CEO of SunSouth Airlines, and his wife, Laura, are a golden couple. Successful and wealthy, they lived a charmed life before fate cruelly intervened and denied them the one thing they wanted most -- a child. It's said that money can't buy everything. But it can buy a disgraced football player fresh out of prison and out of prospects. The job Griff agrees to do for the Speakmans demands secrecy. But he soon finds himself once again in the spotlight of suspicion. An unsolved murder comes back to haunt him in the form of his nemesis, Stanley Rodarte, who has made Griff's destruction his life's mission. While safeguarding his new enterprise, Griff must also protect those around him, especially Laura Speakman, from Rodarte's ruthlessness. Griff stands to gain the highest payoff he could ever imagine, but cashing in on it will require him to forfeit his only chance for redemption...and love. Griff is now playing a high-stakes game, and at the final whistle, one player will be dead. Play Dirty is Sandra Brown's wildest ride yet, with hairpin turns of plot all along the way. The clock is ticking down on a fallen football star, who lost everything because of the way he played the game. Now his future -- his life -- hinges on one last play.
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