Britta Johnston and her aunt Elin are delighted that their Portland floral boutique is part of the city's Rose Festival, which draws thousands to the Pacific Northwest for dragon boat races, fireworks, and other attractions--capped off by a big parade. They're building a float that's sure to rock the judge's boat . . . until a gang of angry protestors shows up. The group, who call themselves Dark Fusion, are decidedly not into flower power, and they want to take down the system . . . including the upcoming extravaganza.
Then their leader is strangled with a garland of violets--and Britta finds the body. With tensions running high and so much at stake, there are plenty of suspects, from the Grand Marshal to a longtime volunteer to a former Rose Queen. But before Britta and Elin can stem the violence, the case is going to get even more explosive . . .
Portland has an annual Rose Festival and various businesses have floats and this year Blomma is one of the lucky ones, their happiness is tempered slightly by the fact that a rather unpleasant group known as Dark Fusion are trying to disrupt the float making and the festival in general, Britta is gritting her teeth and getting on with it (along with a volunteer called Gloria who has been involved in the festival for 30 years) whilst her Aunt Elin is running Blomma and re-connecting with her first love Eric.
But then things go wrong, with their float vandalised and a dead body on it! Now the local police and Britta are digging deep to find out what happened and why.
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