Dodge City A Novel

"Blessed with deWitt's lively, clipped, and surprising dialogue. . . [A] hero's journey that interrogates the very meaning of life." - Booklist

"Reader, I understand that I'm supposed to entice you with a comparison like 'What if Hal Ashby directed a Charles Portis book?' but what's troubling me is that Dodge City appears to be an instance of a perfect novel, which, by my account, is a thing a novel is never allowed to be, especially one that is poised like this on the knife's edge of hilarity and tenderness. So I'd better read it again and find some flaw and get back to you." - Jonathan Lethem

"All Patrick deWitt's books are exquisite company, but Dodge City feels like an especially fine and honorable acquaintance to have made. I adored every page of this wise, funny, charming novel." - Max Porter, author of Shy and Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

"A witty, heartfelt ride. Dodge City is a supreme delight." - Jami Attenberg, author of A Reason to See You Again and The Middlesteins