Heist Stories

[raw, unpolished ver] Di Distrik Jelaga, orang-orang kehilangan pekerjaan atau nyawa setiap hari. Lola, mungkin, bakal kehilangan keduanya. Segera. Terlahir di antara preman yang miskin, Lola pasrah mewarisi utang besar yang ditinggalkan mendiang orang tuanya. Parahnya, utang itu ditujukan kepada Big Bene-preman penyihir yang lebih mengerikan daripada ayah Lola si penindas. Di tangan Big Bene pula, Lola diancam untuk menyusul orang tuanya. Masalahnya, Lola bertekad untuk tidak pernah bersatu dengan ayahnya yang penindas dan ibunya yang payah, walau sebagai arwah sekalipun. Maka, Satu-satunya harapan yang tersisa untuk mencari pekerjaan adalah melalui Bone Barrio-serikat para penyihir gelandangan yang hidup dari pekerjaan legal maupun ilegal. Namun, ketika Bone Barrio justru menawarkan aksi perampokan di tempat Lola terakhir bekerja, Lola tahu ia tidak bisa selamanya bersikap pasrah dalam hidup. Ia harus ikut berbuat kejahatan, atau ia akan tewas sia-sia sebagai orang tertindas selamanya ....

"On the eve of their historic Seoul concert, seven global icons fall not to a bomb, but to a silence-a chemical frequency that steals their consciousness and aims to digitize their souls. While holograms dance for a roaring crowd of seventy thousand, the real artists are caged by a ruthless syndicate executing 'Project Decline': a billion-dollar heist to clone their voices with AI. Manager Yuna, the only one to evade the trap, races through the city's rain-slicked underbelly with a jaded detective, following cryptic breadcrumbs left by her murdered journalist brother. The trail leads to a crumbling motel room and a hidden dossier that exposes a conspiracy far darker than theft. In this high-stakes techno-thriller, the final curtain isn't the end of the show-it's the opening note of a war for identity itself."

"No stupid things, no mistakes, please." "Just because you're afraid of failure doesn't mean you have to control my every move, or does that mean you're worried about me?"

Twenty years ago, Arthur Kwon, the "Skeleton Key" of New York, was sent to Rikers Island for a crime he didn't commit, leaving his son with nothing but a stack of novels about a French gentleman thief and a thirst for justice. Today, a new phantom haunts the neon-lit streets of Manhattan. Ben Kwon, a master of disguise and misdirection, has begun systematically dismantling the empire of Sterling Vane, the billionaire who framed his father.

Dirty cash, I want you, dirty cash, I need you. original work : oc x oc © depaysement 2026

Carmen Sandiego - for some she's a thief, for others she's a hero. But the truth is that this woman is both. Carmen Sandiego steals from V.I.L.E., a secret league that steal important historical and cultural artifacts from museums, private collections, castles or just from bancs. Carmen is their former student but also the former daughter of the Faculty. Raised on the secret V.I.L.E. island, the academy for professional thieves and their professors is the only thing she knew. Or at least until recently. After accidentally seeing what exactly her classmates and the leaders of V.I.L.E. do and are ready to do, she escapes and starts a new life on which she thought she had complete control over. Graham Calloway inscribed for the V.I.L.E. academy in search for something more. But he never imagined that this 'something more' would be a young girl known as Black Sheep. What begins as an unlikely friendship between two students slowly grows into something neither of them expected, even as the paths laid out before them threaten to pull them apart. As Carmen builds a reputation as the elusive thief who always stays one step ahead, Graham finds himself caught between loyalty to the organization that gave him a future and the girl who taught him to question it. Across continents, heists, betrayals, and years of separation, both will be forced to decide who they truly are and what they are willing to sacrifice for the people they care about. This is the story of how Black Sheep became Carmen Sandiego, how Graham Calloway became Crackle, and how two people standing on opposite sides never stopped changing each other's lives.

Nate, Destiny, and Josh are three roommates that live in one apartment together. Nate has a past that isn't exactly perfect. Destiny is planning to be an artist and is taking online classes. And Josh. well to Nate there's a lot of things that Josh is. living in Minnesota isn't always easy but the three make the best of their lives there. Until trouble unfolds. This story could be described as the struggle of resisting old habits and getting in a good place in trying to stay there, but this story can also be said to be about families that unfortunately aren't loving to their children, and about all the obstacles life can throw at you unexpectedly. And how sometimes dodging bullets isn't always possible.

Three friends who love taking from the rich to favor the poor. Reunite to carry out a risky heist on a Jewelry shop owner named Vanity Crystal A.K.A. 'The Jeweler' a woman whose love for pretty things, much like herself makes her carry out not so pretty actions. ~•°•~ "She has this thing for pretty fingers." Elias explains. They all look at him puzzled "What like a fetish?" Savannah asks. Elias chuckles and shrugs. "I mean I guess you can call it that. If fetish means her cutting them off."

Rockfield High University is one of Seoul's most prestigious educational institutes, where people of different ethnicities enroll to make their dreams come true. But since June 1, 2015, women in their twenties have started going missing. Seoul's streets are no longer safe, and walking late at night is prohibited. Aria Heart is nineteen, half-American, and carefree. She's cute, friendly, and mostly careless of her surroundings and belongings. She misplaces her diary somewhere, and even though Aria isn't worried, her best friend plans a break-in at the university just to get it back. They never could have forseen the effects of their actions. Detective Oh Yejun is a criminal-catching prodigy. He begins his time at Rockfield High University by studying the cases of the missing girls but soon progresses to another case that leaves him completely baffled. How are the missing women related? What does Aria Heart have to do with it, and can Yejun make sense of the seeming chaos before it's too late?

A dead billionaire. A missing sapphire. And a private investigator who doesn't know what she's gotten into. In the rain-drenched streets of Neo London, 2038, the divide between the neon-lavished elite and the grungy, resourceful lower districts is stark. Down in the smog, Amelia Chase runs the Chase Agency with absolute confidence-and exactly twelve pounds in the bank. So when the prestigious Sterling family lawyer offers a fifty-thousand-pound retainer to solve the locked-room murder of art tycoon Alistair Sterling and recover his stolen forty-carat sapphire, Amelia naturally leaps at the chance. It's the case of a lifetime. The only problem? Her rigid and aggressively handsome police rival, Detective Marcus Cross, is already running the official investigation. Amelia and Marcus are forced into an uneasy-and highly combustible-partnership. Together with Amelia's beautifully chaotic crew, they must navigate a maze of high society that includes an icy widow, a temperamental nephew, and suspicious staff. As the real secrets thaw, Amelia begins to realize the missing sapphire hides a secret that strikes terrifyingly close to home.

One fake engagement. Two deadly secrets. And a single bed they can't seem to escape. She wanted to preserve history. He was born to steal it. He is a ghost who operates entirely in the dark. She is a genius who brings everything into the light. When a meticulous art restorer Mihika and an elite international thief Dhruv are framed for a high-profile murder, they are forced into a scandalous, high-stakes fake engagement at a royal Udaipur wedding to survive. What to expect inside: • 🔥 Enemies-to-Lovers • 👑 Fake Engagement • 🛌 The "Only One Bed" Trope • 💃 High-Rizz Banter & Sharp Desi Aesthetics • 🤫 "Who Did This To You?" - Protective Alpha Energy Can a lawless rogue and a brilliant scholar pull off the ultimate bluff without breaking the ultimate rule?

On the eve of the Second World War, internationally renowned museum thief Joel Cairo sets his eyes on the Mirror of Heaven, a mystical artifact which is the prize of every intelligence agency for its legendary ability to know all things. Inspired by the highest bidder, Joel Cairo decides the Mirror of Heaven no longer belongs in a museum. And there's only one team who can stop him: It's Jones. Henry Jones... Senior. Detective Sam Spade's best bounty hunter, Marion Ravenwood Mysterious femme fatale, Inanna Sargon Lost curator, Marcus Brody Faithful friend, Sallah And... Junior. Henry Jones... Junior, aka Indiana - who's named after the dog. The Mirror of Heaven Heist - its the Indiana Jones/James Bond crossover you didn't know you needed. (Watch for James Bond references.) (Also Sam Spade was in the classic noir The Maltese Falcon. His nemesis of many was Joel Cairo.) New chapters drop January 2025! Prequel - as mentioned at the end of The Seven Swords of Diya (Part 2) Other Adventures in the Series: The Sidenstrasse Tapestry The Seven Swords of Diya (Part 1 & Part 2) Yes, Indy and Marion's daughters Emily and Annie make a cameo.

A life of crime is all 14 year old Vixx has ever known. After the death of her mother when she was only 5, she ran away from her run-down miserable home at somehow crossed paths with Mr. Wolf, and to his surprise, she showed no fear towards him. He imprinted on her and took her in and raised her along with Mr. Snake, Ms. Tarantula, Mr. Shark, and Mr. Piranha and just like that, Vixx was quickly brought right out of her sadness. Sure a life as a criminal was no life for a child like herself, but it was the only life she had with the only people she had come to love as a family. 9 years later, Vixx is now the self-proclaimed "wild child" of this little family of bad guys. Until one heist takes an unexpected turn and Vixx and the Bad Guys are taken under the wing of Professor Marmalade as he teaches them what it takes to be good and accepted by others. That's when Mr. Wolf start to question the very reputation they have lived up to all their lives and Vixx starts to rethink on everything her family taught her. Maybe they can take a chance on being good.

Truyện được lấy cảm hứng từ cảnh shootout của bộ phim Heat (1995) do Michael Mann đạo diễn. Truyện có nhiều chi tiết bạo lực, nên cân nhắc trước khi đọc.

Everything changes, but my love for you never will. I've loved you since I met you and I will love you for all of eternity. - Angela Corbett One tragic past-life betrayal. One modern-day corporate frame-up. To clear his name from a fabricated grand theft charge, a junior museum curator must team up with a ruthless attorney to expose an international forgery ring-only to discover that their unshakeable bond was written in the blood of an ancient dynasty. ⚠️ DISCLAIMER & CONTENT WARNING: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, or to actual events is purely coincidental.

(A story januaryL_8 wrote at 15 lol... yes this is my alt account) Lucian Hale has always had a hate-love relationship with the throne. Born in the gutters of Temeralla, he's spent his life stealing from nobles, fighting guards, and leading riots that never make a difference. But when a reckless act of rebellion lands him in the royal prison, he crosses paths with two people who'll change everything: the crown prince, Arnoldo, and his cunning girlfriend, Alegria. When Arnoldo disappears and Lucian is framed for it, he goes on the run-- only to be infected by a forbidden magic that turns him into what the kingdom fears most. Hunted, branded a monster, and bound to a spirit whispering promises of power, Lucian joins a crew of other "contaminated" outlaws chasing a single myth: Liberpost, a hidden city that might cure them... or weaponize them.

Year 1957. Famous detective Ms. Hwang Holmes is called over to downtown London to catch the most notorious and evasive thief of the century - Ryu Shin. What should have been a straightforward case takes an unexpected turn, as Hwang finds Shin is more than what meets the eye... (Or a thriller Ryeji AU where they are battling with minds and hearts <3) Revamped and updated version - 2026

charles leclerc is, quite literally, one grocery trip away from financial ruin. which is mildly humiliating, considering he's a formula 1 driver for scuderia ferrari. but while the world sees private jets, designer suits, and champagne podiums, charles sees maxed-out cards, impossible expectations, and a sport full of people who would smile to his face and stab him in the back before lights out. because in formula 1, there are no real friends-just rivals, opportunists, and people waiting for you to crack. and charles? charles is cracking.grief-stricken, spiralling, and just desperate enough to make a truly catastrophic life choice, he decides that if the world is going to rob him blind, he might as well rob it back. his target: the crown jewels. the louvre. paris. the problem is, of course, that he cannot do that alone. max, meanwhile, wants absolutely nothing to do with charles leclerc's latest mental breakdown. max doesn't do emotional support, he doesn't do vulnerability, and he definitely doesn't do "teamwork" unless there's something in it for him. but somehow, against all logic and self-preservation, he says yes. and suddenly it's fake names, terrible plans, international crime, unresolved tension, and the deeply unfortunate realization that stealing priceless jewels is somehow easier than dealing with whatever the hell is happening between them. because if there's one thing more dangerous than attempting a heist in the middle of formula 1 season, it's letting yourself care about the one person you absolutely, definitely should not.

Truth may be the biggest illusion of it all, ▌ ㅤAnd thus, Holmes still refuses to clap with the crowd. ❦︎ㅤㅤ OPEN / Sherlockian Applyfic by Ver, 2Ø25. ⚔️

Flint and Tinder: Issue 1 of Burning Suns: Conflagration When Jennifer gets a job offer she can't really refuse, it's time to find herself a crew and, if possible, a decent cup of coffee. Meanwhile, Keera wrangles a delicate political negotiation that could have far-reaching consequences for galactic security. Synopsis for Conflagration: Jennifer Bronwen, deep-space freighter skipper, sometime smuggler, and occasional blaster-for-hire is flat broke and in desperate need of a job. With her bills mounting and her ship one unlucky micrometeorite collision away from the scrapheap, when she's offered a lucrative contract for a risky heist, well, it's an opportunity she can't afford to pass up. Keera Naraymis, a secret agent on deep-cover assignment in alien space, has just one more job to finish before her mission is complete. Getting it right means making the galaxy a safer place, and taking a trip to the Terran homeworld should be simple enough. But in the espionage game, your enemies are never quite who they appear. When their lives collide with catastrophic consequences, Jen and Keera form an unlikely alliance to find out why anyone would want to kill either one of them. What they discover runs far deeper than they could ever have anticipated, and throws them into a race against time to stop a conspiracy that threatens to unravel a thousand years of peace in the galaxy of the Burning Suns.