I don't know what you've already read, but-

Libra- Don DeLillo
Pnin- Vladimir Nabokov
Invisible Man- Ralph Ellison

-fit in that mold.

The Pledge. And by a pretty good amount.

But not entirely fudge-free, right? I mean Lucas is not a sociopath.

Nearing seems unduly optimistic.

Nah, George Carlin was right.

Coyote- J Mitchell (Shadows and Light version)