The murder victims in Death on Parade are all linked to Pasadena's Rose Tournament and Parade by one thinga blood red rose.
"Rose Killer Stalks Parade" "Violets are Blue; Roses are Dead" Former Los Angeles television reporter Lisa Edwards could imagine the news headlines if word got out that someone was killing people linked to Pasadena's famed Rose Tournament and New Year's Day parade. A frantic call from her old boss at the Global Broadcasting Network has Lisanow working as a private investigatorback at the network overseeing security on the broadcast of the parade. With a worldwide audience, the parade in Pasadena is known for its flowered floats and rose themea theme the killer has borrowed...leaving one blood red rose with each victim. Joining forces with Pasadena Police Detective Frank Patterson, who becomes her reluctant partner, Lisa closes in on the Rose Killer, triggering painful memories from her past...and putting herself in danger.