“Playing for Pizza” starts with a quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns until they lose in the AFC championship game to Denver. His career is now coming to an end. He hears there is a team in Italy that is looking for a player in the NFL to take the helm of the team and lead it. Grisham shows why he is considered to be one of the best master story tellers with this great novel. It is not a legal thriller but a very good story with likable characters and a very fast paced writing style. “Playing for Pizza” is an often overlooked novel that should please both sports fans and readers of Grisham.
Playing for Pizza
John Grisham
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