“Frank Clevenger” is a darkly comedic crime fiction series by Keith Ablow, featuring a cynical, perpetually unlucky private investigator operating in the fictional town of Havenwood, Oregon. The books blend hardboiled detective tropes with absurdist humor and surreal elements, creating a distinctive and unsettling atmosphere. Clevenger’s cases are rarely about justice, but about navigating a world of eccentric characters and escalating oddities.





