Jimmy the Kid — Donald E. Westlake

The James Boys, The Chicago Mob, The Corleone Family,
And now...The Dortmuunder Gang

Brilliant criminal minds--with a few loose parts. Hardened men and women-who couldn't bump off a cockroach. You'll remember their wacko exploits from HOT ROCK and BANK SHOT. Now they're back in the Ultra Caper!

This time, it's a foolproof, devilishly clever child heist. This time, everything's going to work like a perfectly oiled machine. Except that...

The child they're heisting turns out to be a 12-year-old prodigy with the psychological genius of Freud, the detective talent of Sherlock Holmes and the escape powers of Houdini...