A Thieving Pursuit: Love, Lies & Larceny Read more. A Thieving Pursuit is a pulse-pounding cross between True Romance and Natural Born Killers. Everything in Max's life has gone wrong. After a series of tragedies, Max has a shattered family, a mountain of debt, and a sister who will never be whole again. Seeing no way out, Max tries to rob a liquor store only to have the entire heist go completely wrong. But, that's where Max meets her. Jenny is everything Max could want in a lover, except Max isn't looking for love. He's just trying to survive and take care of his sister. That and Max just kidnapped Jenny at gunpoint. The mysterious and beautiful Jenny isn't afraid of Max. She seems to see something in him . But as the law...