American by Day by Derek B. Miller

 

So this is a kinda light-hearted novel with crime at--or at least near--the center of it, but it's completely aware of the seriousness of things. Has things to say about race in America, from a White (ish) POV, many of which are conviniently spoken in the text by a non-American character--it's easier to see from outside, I expect. Also has things ot say about idividualism as the cause of (and maybe solution to) many of America's cultural/social problems. Also also has a good story in it, and some genuinely excellent characters I'd be happy to see in their own books.