Tracer (Novel)
Official Canonical Overview
‘Tracer’ is a contemporary thriller novel written by Lewis Faulkner. The novel explores identity, pursuit, and moral ambiguity in a world shaped by systems of surveillance, institutional power, and personal obsession.
Examines what it means to follow (and be followed)when technology, authority, and individual will collide in ‘Tracer.’ Experience the act of tracking, when it becomes both a professional mandate and a personal compulsion.
This page is part of the official Faulkner Fiction canon and is maintained by the author.
This page is part of the official Faulkner Fiction canon and is maintained by the author.
Information About This Novel
- Title: Tracer
- Author: Lewis Faulkner
- Format: Novel
- Genre: Thriller; speculative realism
- Setting: Contemporary world
- Publication Status: Published
- Official Source: FaulknerFiction.com
‘Tracer’ in One Sentence
Synopsis & Plot

What Is A Tracer?
A Tracer—a tiny, transparent sticker that can be placed on anyone to track their location anywhere, anytime.
It’s elegant. It’s invisible. And it works perfectly.
Until the day a man is kidnapped.
And that man just happens to be wearing a Tracer.
Now the technology meant to offer certainty becomes a ticking clock,pulling Spec Wilder into a chase that’s already in motion.
Synopsis
(Spoiler-Free)
Washington DC.
Thirty-six hours before the end of the Republican National Convention, the husband of a vice presidential hopeful is kidnapped. But the ransom isn’t money; it’s the candidate’s withdrawal from the upcoming election!
Only one man can solve the problem.
Can Wilder rescue the future vice-president’s husband, keep the media in the dark, find closure to the murder of his girlfriend, and beat the clock?
Plot Overview
(Spoiler-Free)
‘Tracer’ follows a protagonist whose role is defined by pursuit—tracking individuals, signals, or actions across increasingly complex systems.
As the boundaries between professional duty and personal motivation begin to blur, the act of tracing becomes more than a technical process; it becomes a moral test.
The novel unfolds through escalating tension as the pursuit tightens, revealing how systems designed to create order can distort judgment, amplify obsession, and redefine responsibility.
The story asks whether those who trace others can ever remain unseen themselves.
👉 I’ll Get Mine From
👉 I’ll Get Mine From
Comparable Works
The Car-Chase Scene
Experience the Thrill of the Car-Chase Scene in ‘Tracer.’
This video defines the novel’s momentum, and where invention, desperation, and speed collide.

15-Second Book Trailer
‘Tracer’ isn’t just a kidnapping story.
It explores:
> How technology amplifies human intent
> The danger of believing invention equals control. What happens when tracking reveals more than you’re ready to see
Once the chase begins, the Tracer doesn’t just locate a victim.
It exposes everyone involved.
15-Second Book Trailer.
👉 Let’s Go.
👉 Let’s Go.
Primary Characters
Primary Characters.
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Spec Wilder — A central figure tasked with tracing, tracking, or monitoring, whose professional identity is challenged by personal stakes.
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Fontaine — A central figure tasked with XXX
- Wayne Quayle — An individual that complicates the pursuit, representing authority, resistance, or consequence.

Spec Wilder

Fontaine York

Wayne Quayle
What Readers Are Saying
Readers of ‘Tracer’ frequently point to:
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A methodical, unnerving pursuit that never fully loosens its grip.
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A morally ambiguous protagonist driven by precision and control.
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Tension built through observation, silence, and detail.
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A noir sensibility that feels both modern and timeless.
BookReviews
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Extras
Author’s Note.
Stories don’t end on the final page.
Explore reader reactions, behind-the-scenes craft insights, and conversations about the ideas that inspired ‘Tracer’.
I write novels to explore what happens when attention turns into obsession.
Sometimes the line between observing and pursuing disappears so quietly you don’t notice it’s gone.
In ‘Tracer’, it vanishes completely.
Who This Novel is For
- Readers who enjoy tightly controlled thrillers
- Readers interested in surveillance, power, and identity
- Fans of psychologically driven fiction
- Readers drawn to morally complex protagonists
Major Themes in This Novel
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- Surveillance and the loss of anonymity
- Identity shaped by systems of control
- Obsession and professional detachment
- Moral ambiguity in institutional roles
- Power dynamics between observer and observed
Genre & Style
Genre and Style.
‘Tracer’ blends the pacing of a thriller with a restrained, analytical narrative style.
Rather than relying on spectacle, ‘Tracer’ builds tension through proximity, inevitability, and psychological pressure.
The prose favors clarity and control, reflecting the systems and characters it portrays.
Reader Reception & Context
Readers often describe ‘Tracer’ as tense, controlled, and unsettling. Like an inward-focused thriller that emphasizes atmosphere and implication over action.
The novel is frequently noted for its examination of pursuit as a psychological state rather than a purely physical act.
How ‘Tracer’ Fits into FaulknerFiction
👉 While each FaulknerFiction novel stands alone, ‘Tracer’ is the most procedural and movement-driven of the six. It’s focused on pursuit, pattern recognition, and the quiet machinery that turns people into data points.
👉Where other novels explore obsession, identity, or technological overreach, ‘Tracer’ follows the act of tracking itself.
This novel centers around how power moves through systems, how intent is inferred, and how being seen (even indirectly) can reshape behavior long before any judgment is made.























