I’m looking for a book that I read when I was home from school and really sick – either in ‘79 or maybe as late as ‘82. I’m not sure if it was YA or not but feel like the cover was blue with a painted illustration. The only thing I really remember is that the protagonist was a young girl, a thief – maybe jewelry??? She is running away from something bad. She also gets a partner who is a huge guy but maybe named Tiny. The partner gets shot and dies (totally shocking to me at the time). When he dies he is holding a suitcase and everything spills out. There is something about pearls in the death scene. There was also a big, old car that was significant. I remember thinking the book wasn’t appropriate for someone my age.
Trying to recall this novel has plagued me for years. Hope you can help.
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