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It's a big night for Deano. While his marriage isn't perfect, it's generally good, better than most, and he has no reason to believe anything is amiss. But as he puts on his suit and prepares to join a party celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary, he finds an explosive note from his wife, Jane, that calls into question her consent on their first night together - a night he thought was a cherished piece of their shared history. Shell shocked, Deano struggles to keep it together as he begins tracing pivotal moments from his past, finding uncomfortable new angles in his relationship with his mother, his college girlfriend, and of course Jane. What else did he get wrong? He's still a good guy...right?! As he attempts to excavate any sense of a reliable narrative or shred of truth from the wreckage of his memory, Deano must also consider how to atone in the present. Pacey, plotted, funny, philosophical, honest, immersive, and propulsive, Dodge City is Department of Speculation from a husband's perspective, laced with the humane yet lacerating relationship portraiture of Tom Perrotta and the humor of Elizabeth Strout.