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Baudin & Dixon Trilogy #3
The Veiled
Ethan Baudin abandoned police work in the midst of corruption and cover up at the Cheyenne PD. Now living in Venice, California, he thinks that life is gone forever. Then his old partner, Kyle Dixon, now chief of police, shows up at his doorstep, asking for his help. A killer is loose in Cheyenne that brutally murders young women and leaves their bodies in public. The crime scenes are clean, and with no evidence to work off of, Dixon is growing more desperate. Dixon knows Baudin has a special insight into these types of monsters and he makes Baudin an offer that is difficult to turn Help me find him, and I'll help you arrest the man you've wanted behind bars for more than a decade. One more time, Baudin must enter the darkness of the human mind. That place where you reach for demons, and they reach for you back.
118 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 3, 2017
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Victor Methos
75 books2,101 followersVictor Methos is the Edgar Award nominated bestselling author of over forty novels. He has been a criminal and civil rights lawyer in the Mountain West, conducting over 100 trials, and produces two books a year with his dog Fraiser by his side.
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October 28, 2021
."Beautiful women were seen by the world as a commodity to be used up, despite the perception sold to the public that it was an ideal to strive for."
I feel like this series gets better with each book! I love these two detectives, but the ending...wow I was not expecting that!
"Food's easy to find. What we need is beer."
The story takes place many years later with Baudin living in California and Dixon still in Wyoming. The two are reunited when a crime in Cheyenne involves someone close to Baudin and in his need to solve the case he finds that something more sinister may be going on, but has to decide if he wants to stick around to find out the truth.
'It was always easier to blame the victims. It made people feel like it wouldn't happen to them if they just didn't do what the victims did.'
I feel like this series gets better with each book! I love these two detectives, but the ending...wow I was not expecting that!
"Food's easy to find. What we need is beer."
The story takes place many years later with Baudin living in California and Dixon still in Wyoming. The two are reunited when a crime in Cheyenne involves someone close to Baudin and in his need to solve the case he finds that something more sinister may be going on, but has to decide if he wants to stick around to find out the truth.
'It was always easier to blame the victims. It made people feel like it wouldn't happen to them if they just didn't do what the victims did.'
December 22, 2018
Hmmmm
First two books were very well written and a good read, this book aS one too many and was some what boring. Shame
First two books were very well written and a good read, this book aS one too many and was some what boring. Shame
October 7, 2019
Best in series
An enjoyable and uncomplicated easy read with this final book being the best for me. It kept me guessing who the culprits were throughout but the author does a wonderful job with twists, turns and double turns to ensure you don't identify the good from the bad. I would've given each of the books a 5 star rating but for one reason: the actions of the main protagonists felt off. It just wasn't realistic for police officers to behave that way. There're events that made me dislike both the title characters for such stupid and incredible actions and narrative (try page 20 in this book). Despite this gripe, which may be an annoyance to only myself, I can honestly recommend this series. Off to start another VM book.
An enjoyable and uncomplicated easy read with this final book being the best for me. It kept me guessing who the culprits were throughout but the author does a wonderful job with twists, turns and double turns to ensure you don't identify the good from the bad. I would've given each of the books a 5 star rating but for one reason: the actions of the main protagonists felt off. It just wasn't realistic for police officers to behave that way. There're events that made me dislike both the title characters for such stupid and incredible actions and narrative (try page 20 in this book). Despite this gripe, which may be an annoyance to only myself, I can honestly recommend this series. Off to start another VM book.
March 25, 2018
The Horned satan
Story lacks sufficient facts to justify the crime.Seems like a hurried ending.The snakes were introduced to create suspense but instead appear repulsive and out of context.
Story lacks sufficient facts to justify the crime.Seems like a hurried ending.The snakes were introduced to create suspense but instead appear repulsive and out of context.
May 26, 2024
The Baudin & Dixon Trilogy is another great series from Victor Methos, coming in as a close second after the Desert Plains trilogy. It's an easy read, filled with suspense and unexpected twists that keep you hooked. The compelling narrative makes you eager to know what happens next. Methos continues to impress, and I can't wait to read more from him.
November 29, 2024
Hard to rate may contain spoilers
I hated the ending. I loved this series and it saddened me terribly. Evil is always winning. Dixon changed very badly. I wanted him to be the guy he was but he never could be after what he'd done. Causing changed too but he was still a good man. That ending just slayed me. It was just too.much. I am sad the series is over but that ending just destroyed me.
I hated the ending. I loved this series and it saddened me terribly. Evil is always winning. Dixon changed very badly. I wanted him to be the guy he was but he never could be after what he'd done. Causing changed too but he was still a good man. That ending just slayed me. It was just too.much. I am sad the series is over but that ending just destroyed me.
May 22, 2023
I absolutely loved this series! Just when I thought I had things figured out, there were major twists and turns. I am really sad that this series has come to an end.
July 7, 2022
I'm just going to say it....I really did not like this book. The rating I gave it was for the series as a whole. I DID enjoy the series, I just really really didn't like where this book took us. I did like the fact that this book had a time skip. It is now 12 years later and Ethan is living back in California and owns a Vegan Restaurant. He's happy.
As far as characters, this book COMPLETELY took the two men that we met and seemed to give them personalities transplants. I'll be fair and say that Baudin's transformation was logical and did make sense. 12 years have gone by and he is not the same man that he was. He is happily married, has a grandchild and has raised a responsible daughter (who is now an attorney). It makes sense that he is not the same person - not a adrenalin junky willing to take risks to get the bad guys. But Dixon.....really?
Without going into spoilers, it is going to be hard to described how far he has fallen from the man we first knew. He is but the shell of the Kyle Dixon we first met, but that is not the bad thing. He is empty, without a conscience...and that is just scary.
I had a hard time with the entire book, but the ending, the ending broke my heart. After I felt the initial heartbreak, it then turned to anger. I was and am annoyed that I had to read about the total loss of ethics and decency in a character that I initially respected. I understand that there does not need to only be happy endings in books - I completely understand that. That is not my issue. It just felt "forced" and didn't really feel like the actions were supported or realistic. But what do I know? I'm sure people become absolute monsters all the time.....
As far as characters, this book COMPLETELY took the two men that we met and seemed to give them personalities transplants. I'll be fair and say that Baudin's transformation was logical and did make sense. 12 years have gone by and he is not the same man that he was. He is happily married, has a grandchild and has raised a responsible daughter (who is now an attorney). It makes sense that he is not the same person - not a adrenalin junky willing to take risks to get the bad guys. But Dixon.....really?
Without going into spoilers, it is going to be hard to described how far he has fallen from the man we first knew. He is but the shell of the Kyle Dixon we first met, but that is not the bad thing. He is empty, without a conscience...and that is just scary.
I had a hard time with the entire book, but the ending, the ending broke my heart. After I felt the initial heartbreak, it then turned to anger. I was and am annoyed that I had to read about the total loss of ethics and decency in a character that I initially respected. I understand that there does not need to only be happy endings in books - I completely understand that. That is not my issue. It just felt "forced" and didn't really feel like the actions were supported or realistic. But what do I know? I'm sure people become absolute monsters all the time.....
October 30, 2019
The two detectives are well crafted characters and their dynamic feels authentic. However, there is way too much gratuitous violence inflicted on women. I don’t know what Methos was working out in this trilogy, but I wish I had not been a part of it. The female characters who were not victims of vividly descriptive torture were 2D backgrounds for the male protagonists.
I love Methos’ courtroom dramas, but this trilogy feels like it was written by a violent, frustrated teenager.
I love Methos’ courtroom dramas, but this trilogy feels like it was written by a violent, frustrated teenager.
December 31, 2021
Disappointing
This third book in the trilogy was truly disappointing. I was disgusted by the way the author chose to take the characters and storyline in a way that didn't do justice for the ending of a trilogy that started out so strongly and held such intrigue in the first book. This is a perfect example of why sometimes books and stories should end with the first book. I found this utter!y pointless and will not recommend it to anyone.
This third book in the trilogy was truly disappointing. I was disgusted by the way the author chose to take the characters and storyline in a way that didn't do justice for the ending of a trilogy that started out so strongly and held such intrigue in the first book. This is a perfect example of why sometimes books and stories should end with the first book. I found this utter!y pointless and will not recommend it to anyone.
November 5, 2020
Disappointed
It was hard to really root for any of the characters. The book started off promising, with some time elapsed between book 2 and 3; however, time was unkind to several of the characters. Also, the book was very predictable. Disappointed in how the series ended.
It was hard to really root for any of the characters. The book started off promising, with some time elapsed between book 2 and 3; however, time was unkind to several of the characters. Also, the book was very predictable. Disappointed in how the series ended.
November 9, 2019
Stupid Bad
Not just the worst in the trilogy but a stand-alone terrible story and read. Too bad. Mr. V,s great writing gone to waste.
Not just the worst in the trilogy but a stand-alone terrible story and read. Too bad. Mr. V,s great writing gone to waste.
July 1, 2022
What an Ending!
Fourteen years pass between the end of book 2 and the start of book 3. Dixon and Baudin are in very different places in their lives. Dixon is now Cheyenne’s Chief of Police. He is still married to Hilary, and they have added two more sons and a daughter to their family. Baudin has a happy marriage with Keri, a good relationship with his stepdaughter, Gina, and a close relationship with his daughter, her husband, and the young grandson he dotes on. He is back in Los Angeles, owner of a successful vegan diner, able to run things his own way.
Suddenly, one day, Baudin receives a call and then a visit from his old partner, Dixon, who pleads for Baudin to return with him to Cheyenne to help solve the case of a demented serial killer who has tortured and killed two young women, including Baudin’s former prostitute CI, Candi-Jean. Despite deep reservations, Baudin agrees to help with the case. It is a decision that upends his life yet again.
A pall hovers above the new Cheyenne, especially as compared to LA as Baudin sees it. The darkness Baudin sensed in book one deepened in book two and is manifested in book three.
Despite some inconsistencies in the series, some scenes that stretch credulity, I still wanted more of their stories, and read the series quickly in sequence.
Fourteen years pass between the end of book 2 and the start of book 3. Dixon and Baudin are in very different places in their lives. Dixon is now Cheyenne’s Chief of Police. He is still married to Hilary, and they have added two more sons and a daughter to their family. Baudin has a happy marriage with Keri, a good relationship with his stepdaughter, Gina, and a close relationship with his daughter, her husband, and the young grandson he dotes on. He is back in Los Angeles, owner of a successful vegan diner, able to run things his own way.
Suddenly, one day, Baudin receives a call and then a visit from his old partner, Dixon, who pleads for Baudin to return with him to Cheyenne to help solve the case of a demented serial killer who has tortured and killed two young women, including Baudin’s former prostitute CI, Candi-Jean. Despite deep reservations, Baudin agrees to help with the case. It is a decision that upends his life yet again.
A pall hovers above the new Cheyenne, especially as compared to LA as Baudin sees it. The darkness Baudin sensed in book one deepened in book two and is manifested in book three.
Despite some inconsistencies in the series, some scenes that stretch credulity, I still wanted more of their stories, and read the series quickly in sequence.
February 28, 2021
This book
This 3 book series is one of the very best I have read.One day I was looking for a simple book to read. I came across Victor Methos. Seemed like a good read. OMG. I have read 2 series that he has written. I'm not going to say anything about the books except to find out yourself how wonderfully these books are.They are so interesting and keep you interested for the first word to the very last word. .Victor has a way of writing when you have read a book of his you feel it yes feel it for a very long time. And spend your day and night thinking about what you just read. I read on average 6-7 books a week and never have come across something that makes me feel. This series also is about friendship and maybe it isnt. About power list and life.. Victor you are one wild either and a wild ride. Keep writing and I will be sure keep reading.
This 3 book series is one of the very best I have read.One day I was looking for a simple book to read. I came across Victor Methos. Seemed like a good read. OMG. I have read 2 series that he has written. I'm not going to say anything about the books except to find out yourself how wonderfully these books are.They are so interesting and keep you interested for the first word to the very last word. .Victor has a way of writing when you have read a book of his you feel it yes feel it for a very long time. And spend your day and night thinking about what you just read. I read on average 6-7 books a week and never have come across something that makes me feel. This series also is about friendship and maybe it isnt. About power list and life.. Victor you are one wild either and a wild ride. Keep writing and I will be sure keep reading.
December 15, 2025
Boudin and Dixon don’t walk into danger in this one—they get dragged through it, headfirst.
Victor Methos absolutely sticks the landing with this third and final installment of the Boudin and Dixon trilogy. The stakes are higher, the threats darker, and the action relentless. Boudin is still the sharp legal mind, Dixon still the moral compass with fists when needed—but this time, everything feels personal. Methos layers courtroom tension with brutal street-level danger, peeling back corruption, secrets, and consequences that have been building since book one. The pacing is ruthless, the twists hit hard, and the ending delivers real closure without pulling punches. Smart, gritty, and wildly entertaining—this is how a legal thriller trilogy should end.
Victor Methos absolutely sticks the landing with this third and final installment of the Boudin and Dixon trilogy. The stakes are higher, the threats darker, and the action relentless. Boudin is still the sharp legal mind, Dixon still the moral compass with fists when needed—but this time, everything feels personal. Methos layers courtroom tension with brutal street-level danger, peeling back corruption, secrets, and consequences that have been building since book one. The pacing is ruthless, the twists hit hard, and the ending delivers real closure without pulling punches. Smart, gritty, and wildly entertaining—this is how a legal thriller trilogy should end.
January 11, 2026
I read all three but didn’t really like any of them. The main characters are terrible people, me much worse than the other. This is the last book and Ethan returns after 14:years. He discovers that he has been set up. The idea that the men that ran this town could get away with so many terrible things seems ridiculous. Also, Ethan, who is the only character with any redeeming value suddenly has to kill Dixon who he says is his best friend. I don’t remember any time in any of the three books that Ethan ever expressed anything but disgust for Dixon. Dixon is a pitiful drunk in the first 2 books but by the third book he is a sadistic bully. I am mad at myself for bothering to read these.
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January 22, 2026
Finished the whole trilogy really quickly. The end of this one gave me the “happy” ending I wanted but with so much that had to happen for that to happen.
I love Victor Methos and despite me wanted to get through them quickly to find out what happened next, I really didn’t love this as much as the others.
Ethan was a good guy but the transformation of Kyle was mind boggling. I hated him as a good cop and even more as a bad cop. Ethan was always a good friend to him and Kyle used him from the start.
Also idk how many words are in each book but it could probably be 1 book if we took out all the times Ethan lit a cigarette and Kyle spit. That part was really annoying if I’m
Being honest but I like Methos and his stories so I’ll still give him a 4 star.
I love Victor Methos and despite me wanted to get through them quickly to find out what happened next, I really didn’t love this as much as the others.
Ethan was a good guy but the transformation of Kyle was mind boggling. I hated him as a good cop and even more as a bad cop. Ethan was always a good friend to him and Kyle used him from the start.
Also idk how many words are in each book but it could probably be 1 book if we took out all the times Ethan lit a cigarette and Kyle spit. That part was really annoying if I’m
Being honest but I like Methos and his stories so I’ll still give him a 4 star.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 13, 2018
"Oh! Snakes Alive!"
Abandoning police work because of corruption within the department, Ethan Baudin leaves Cheyenne, Wyoming to live in Venice, California. But he feels he's not got a life. Soon, his old boss Cheyenne Chief of Police Kyle Dixon is on his porch asking Ethan to return to help him solve the brutal murders of women. Kyle is desperate and if Ethan returns to help, Kyle has promised to help him get the man Ethan could never catch in 10 years. Ethan has special talents and insight to find such monsters. He takes on the case with fervor. This is a mind-blowing high action novel with many twists and turns. One you'll not be able to put down.
Abandoning police work because of corruption within the department, Ethan Baudin leaves Cheyenne, Wyoming to live in Venice, California. But he feels he's not got a life. Soon, his old boss Cheyenne Chief of Police Kyle Dixon is on his porch asking Ethan to return to help him solve the brutal murders of women. Kyle is desperate and if Ethan returns to help, Kyle has promised to help him get the man Ethan could never catch in 10 years. Ethan has special talents and insight to find such monsters. He takes on the case with fervor. This is a mind-blowing high action novel with many twists and turns. One you'll not be able to put down.
April 26, 2025
Amazing unexpected endings
One of the best books,on every level,I've ever read. I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes,as I think about the development of the character of Ethan Boudin,wishing I could actually know someone like that.
Also the twists of the story of those who did the killings,the evolution of Kyle Dixon,and the ultimate ending of their relationship. Totally gripping.
The way the author describes what was done to these women, the people who committed these atrocities is so real it gives me chills.
Any author who can come up with this is the person whose books I want to read
One of the best books,on every level,I've ever read. I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes,as I think about the development of the character of Ethan Boudin,wishing I could actually know someone like that.
Also the twists of the story of those who did the killings,the evolution of Kyle Dixon,and the ultimate ending of their relationship. Totally gripping.
The way the author describes what was done to these women, the people who committed these atrocities is so real it gives me chills.
Any author who can come up with this is the person whose books I want to read
May 8, 2024
Although a good read in general, I found some of the fight scenes ridiculous. How could anyone prevail while fighting with a broken arm and hip? There are also some glaring mistakes like using a mobile phone while wearing latex gloves, an impossibility. Then Dixon puts a silencer on his gun, and when the gun goes off it makes a loud bang. Such similar criticisms could apply to all his books, which I begrudgingly chose to overlook, but the cumulative effect on me is such that I will be moving on to another author.
April 26, 2020
Another Great Victor Method Book
I have now read the 14th book in a span of two weeks and can't get enough of them. This The Veiled, was superb. You didn't know how it would end until it ended. Suspension until it was over and I highly recommend this book. Now I will be looking for another book by this author. Fantastic mixture of psychology and thrill. Never a dull moment. Never.
I have now read the 14th book in a span of two weeks and can't get enough of them. This The Veiled, was superb. You didn't know how it would end until it ended. Suspension until it was over and I highly recommend this book. Now I will be looking for another book by this author. Fantastic mixture of psychology and thrill. Never a dull moment. Never.
March 17, 2023
A Way With Words…
Victor Methos has a great writing style by providing limited details and introducing the characters in pieces which causes the reader to be drawn into the story.
Power is a mysterious drug found in some individuals but the former police detective is not interested. His end goal was to help others and comes together doing just that.
A good read that is difficult to put down!
Victor Methos has a great writing style by providing limited details and introducing the characters in pieces which causes the reader to be drawn into the story.
Power is a mysterious drug found in some individuals but the former police detective is not interested. His end goal was to help others and comes together doing just that.
A good read that is difficult to put down!
September 12, 2025
I finish this third book in the series. I have to say that I wasn’t quite as impressed with it as I was the first two but I still gave it five stars. I was so amazed at the change in Kyle and I really didn’t like him as I did in the first two. Of course, Ethan had also changed to a degree, but it didn’t make him any less likable. It took me quite a while, like almost to the end of the book to figure out whodunit.
August 5, 2022
My first Victor Methos book but have to say I really enjoyed it and have downloaded a few more being mindful to read them in order! The story quickly drew me in and kept me reading on through a few twists and turns The characters and situations were credible if not a bit eye opening at what may be going on in some law enforcement agencies.
October 4, 2022
Good but dark
I read the the three books in this series and was reeled in to the story right away. But so much is very dark and many parts were very gruesome. The characters developed in different ways so it kept you guessing. In the long run no one was very appealing! Still would recommend if you have a strong stomach.
I read the the three books in this series and was reeled in to the story right away. But so much is very dark and many parts were very gruesome. The characters developed in different ways so it kept you guessing. In the long run no one was very appealing! Still would recommend if you have a strong stomach.
October 25, 2024
Good Suspense
Another good book that held my interest from the beginning to the end. What a surprise ending A few use of the "F" word that to me does not add to the story. Understand cops and a lot of people use the word in common speech but can be avoided in writing books again to me does not add to the story.
Another good book that held my interest from the beginning to the end. What a surprise ending A few use of the "F" word that to me does not add to the story. Understand cops and a lot of people use the word in common speech but can be avoided in writing books again to me does not add to the story.
September 19, 2018
But of an anticlimax
I was gripped by the first two in the trilogy but feel a little let down by this. I appreciate there was a gap of years but it was unrealistic n thought another book could have been drafted of the decline. Still have respect for the author though.
I was gripped by the first two in the trilogy but feel a little let down by this. I appreciate there was a gap of years but it was unrealistic n thought another book could have been drafted of the decline. Still have respect for the author though.
July 10, 2019
Victor Methos=Great Read Every Time
I've read all of Vuctor Methos' books and have thoroughly enjoyed every one.
Medical doomsday, legal thrillers & psych suspense are niches the author fits in to easily & his unique ablility to seamlessly intertwine the genres in unparalleled.
I've read all of Vuctor Methos' books and have thoroughly enjoyed every one.
Medical doomsday, legal thrillers & psych suspense are niches the author fits in to easily & his unique ablility to seamlessly intertwine the genres in unparalleled.
October 19, 2019
FABULOUS Cop Novel
Anything by Victor Methos is a great time spent caught in reading about cops and/or lawyers. This novel was outstanding in every way. Truly a novel that's impossible to put down until the last page.
Anything by Victor Methos is a great time spent caught in reading about cops and/or lawyers. This novel was outstanding in every way. Truly a novel that's impossible to put down until the last page.
March 30, 2020
Maybe the Most Crappy Police/Detective Series Written
The story behind the main characters in this Series is just pitiful.
I don’t think the author knows anything about police partners, truthfulness, loyalty or morals.
The story behind the main characters in this Series is just pitiful.
I don’t think the author knows anything about police partners, truthfulness, loyalty or morals.
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