Playing for Position, Playing for Pizza, and Playing for Pride are three novels by John Grisham that follow the story of Rick Dockery, an NFL quarterback who finds himself in Italy after a mistake.

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 PizzaBut all Rick knows is football, and he needs to find a team.

From the No. 1 bestselling master thriller writer comes an American classic...

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.

Praise for John Grisham

A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos! - Irish Independent

John Grisham is the master of legal fiction - Jodi Picoult

The best thriller writer alive!! - Ken Follett

John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers - Telegraph

Grisham is a superb and instinctive storyteller - The Times

Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own... - Daily Record

Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating! - Mirror

A giant of the thriller genre - TimeOut

From the No. 1 bestselling master thriller writer comes an American classic...

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.

Praise for John Grisham

A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos! - Irish Independent

John Grisham is the master of legal fiction - Jodi Picoult

The best thriller writer alive!! - Ken Follett

John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers - Telegraph

Grisham is a superb and instinctive storyteller - The Times

Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own... - Daily Record

Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating! - Mirror

A giant of the thriller genre - TimeOut

From the No. 1 bestselling master thriller writer comes an American classic...

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.

But football americano is about more than fame, and home comes in the most unlikely of packages.