Someone is hunting redheads. Ginny Mackenzie's red hair is unusual in the general population, but not among the Scots. Her long braid is also not that uncommon. Lots of women have long hair. Combined, though, she falls into a small subset of women with long red braids—and it just may get her killed.

Ginny can't help feeling just a wee bit nervous when Detective Tran shows her the body of a woman lashed to a rowan tree in Missouri. From behind, they could have been twins. It's not her problem, of course, until it becomes clear that the redhead this predator is hunting is Ginny.

All the missing women have long red braids and all have been taken from Scottish venues. Ginny volunteers to walk the Games grounds, wired for sound, and with a discreet police escort, hoping the criminal will show himself. The plan works, but instead of ending the threat, the killer now knows where to find Ginny when he's ready for her.

Set against the backdrop of the Celtic music community and the Highland Games circuit they play, The Ghillie Knot is a spine-tingling look at obsession and what can happen when someone gets what he thinks he wanted.