Play Dirty is a thriller novel written by Sandra Brown in 2007.

[3] The book tells the story of Griff Burkett, a football fallen star, who was caught cheating and was sent to prison.

[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.