Les Carroll

SOUTH CAROLINA (Oct. 17, 2025) – Charlie Minto’s Pyramid Scheme is a new novel by Air Force veteran Les Carroll. The novel is published by Koehler Books of Virginia Beach. Kirkus Reviews calls it “…an action-packed thriller, offering many twists and turns to keep the reader engaged.”

SYNOPSIS – After Charlie Minto’s sister is murdered by a cartel-connected gang, the Marine Corps sniper and recent law school graduate assembles a team of like-minded warriors to avenge her death. Haunted by the fear that his sister’s killers will not be caught and punished, Charlie Minto goes all-in with the precarious vigilante justice operation.

Les Carroll grew up in South Carolina, served in the Air Force and Air National Guard for twenty-eight years, and retired in 2013. He served two tours in Afghanistan and four months at the Air Force Mortuary, Dover Air Force Base. His 2023 novel This Troubled Ground was created out of those experiences. Les Carroll is an award-winning military and civilian journalist and acclaimed documentary filmmaker. His documentary film Bringing the Fallen Home, aired nationally in 2014, and is available now on YouTube.

Les Carroll is available for phone and video interviews. Contact him at: lescarroll1960@gmail.com

Date Posted: October 17, 2025