The Mostly Harmless Crooks (English)

Aleks is a prodigiously talented thief and his family’s latest failed attempt to produce a law-abiding citizen. He likes to dream about the perfect heist. Ian is an alleged child of prophecy whom Zeus seems to use for target practice. He often has nightmares about being bored.

The two become fast friends when Ian comes to Aleks’ aid during a heist in the middle of a Firefighter’s Festival. After all, nothing is more likely to endear a person to a thief than a willingness to become a spontaneous accomplice. But Ian has signed up for more excitement than he ever could have dreamed – Aleks has accidentally stolen a camera containing some compromising images, and the most powerful people in the land want them back.

Launched into an adventure involving disappointing Prime Ministers, billionaires with counterintuitive master plans, and goons with a flair for fashion, Ian and Aleks will do their best to give heroism a wide birth, focusing instead on the important things in life – a big score, and learning how to execute a flawless plan.

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Aleks je nadarjen lopov in najnovejši neuspeli poskus svoje družine, da bi vzgojila otroka, ki bo spoštoval zakon. Rad sanja o popolni tatvini. Ian je domneven otrok prerokbe katerega Zevs uporablja za vadbo metanja strel. Najbolj ga je strah dolgčasa.

Fanta se spoprijateljita, ko Ian Aleksu priskoči na pomoč med ropom na gasilski veselici. Kot se izkaže, je to najhitrejša pot do srca lopova. Ampak Ian se je prijavil za več vznemirjenja, kot si je mislil – Aleks je namreč po nesreči ukradel fotoaparat z nekaj kočljivimi slikami in najbolj mogočni ljudje v državi ga želijo nazaj.

Na avanturi polni nepričakovanih zapletov se bosta fanta soočila z razočarajočim premierjem, miljarderjem z dokaj čudnimi načrti in pa pretepačom s posebno žilico za visoko modo. V tej igri velikanov pa bosta Ian in Aleks naredila vse v svoji moči, da se izogneta junaštvu in se raje osredotočita na to, kar je v življenju zares pomembno – kako izvesti brezhiben načrt in domov odkorati z velikimi plenom?