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Playing for Pizza
  • Published: 3 December 2022
  • ISBN: 9780099557265
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99

Playing for Pizza

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1 June 2010
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3 Dec 2022
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AN AMERICAN CLASSIC FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING MASTER THRILLER WRITER.

Playing for Position

Rick Dockery is an NFL quarterback who can't catch a break. One huge mistake makes him a national laughing stock overnight, and no team will touch him.

Playing for Pizza

But all Rick knows is football, and he needs to find a team. Against all odds, Rick gets his break - as star quarterback for the Panthers. of Parma, Italy.

Playing for Pride

Rick doesn't speak a word of Italian, and the crowds there aren't exactly NFL-standard. But football americano is about more than fame, and home comes in the most unlikely of packages.
  • Published: 3 December 2022
  • ISBN: 9780099557265
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

John Grisham

JOHN GRISHAM is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.

Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

When he's not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.

John lives on a farm in central Virginia.
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Praise for Playing for Pizza

Grisham comes into his own. The man knows how to crank up the tension, we are soon on the edge of our seats. Read this book, enjoy it.

Daily Express

Playing for Pizza is well plotted and shows Grisham's gift for coming up with twists and appealing minor characters.

Sunday Times

Playing for Pizza is a lyrical page-turner and a gasp-inducing reminder of the scope of this man's genius with the written word. Grisham is something of a Da Vinci with words. He can blow your brains out with the power of truth or paint pictures that magically reveal the reality beneath. This is a smooth, satisfying and delightful read.

Sunday Express

Grisham's writing takes on an energy and precision in this amiable novel

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