Playing for Pizza A Novel [Paperback]

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After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team thatdoesneed him. Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job—as thestartingquarterback for the Mighty Panthers . . . of Parma, Italy. The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. And now they’ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn’t speak a word of Italian. To say that Italy—the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, andfootball americano—holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

“Fans of John Grisham live for his legal thrillers, but now and then he serves up something unexpected. That’s exactly what he does, with great success, inPlaying for Pizza.”—USA Today

“Enthralling.”—People

“Score another one for Grisham. . . . This is a fish-out-of-water tale that perfectly suits his strengths as a storyteller.”—USA Today

“A light-hearted story of football, food and love.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Football in Italy? Who knew? Grisham means to have a sweet time with this story of a fallen NFL quarterback. And he does.”—New YorkDaily News

“Delightfully comic . . . a deeply satisfying story.”—The Boston Globe

“Charming . . . the author's love letter to Italy.”—Publishers WeeklySince first publishingA Time to Killin 1988, Grisham has written one novel a year (his other books areThe Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Chamber, The Rainmaker, Thl£&