Nora Kelly 5: Badlands

She glanced into the rear-view mirror, where—far behind—the Evidence Response Team van was creeping along, almost invisible in the dust they were throwing up. Almost immediately, south of the body, she discovered partially buried and much tattered what looked like a pair of lace panties. Although she hated to lie, she couldn’t tell the truth about the investigation: the strange deaths and other details would likely put people off. He walked down the main aisle of the evidence room checking number tags; took a turn, another, then another; and finally found the location he was searching for.