Ji Ko (Oyako) Kawagishi Bunko Kakioroshi / Chohen Jidai Shosetsu Ken Kyaku Sendo 18 (Kobunsha Bunko I 37-34 Kobunsha Jidai Shosetsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Denjiro Sawamura was a former assistant magistrate of the Minamimachi Magistrate's Office, and is now a boatman. A hairdresser from his days as a bureaucrat has been found dead. Chigusa begins a search for the lackey, but at the same time, Hansuke, a child whom Chigusa was close to, has disappeared. Denjiro, on behalf of his grandfather Yaizo, who is worried about his grandson, scrambles to find Hansuke. When the two incidents are connected, the truth is revealed. This is the 18th installment in the masterpiece series that deeply depicts the emotions and humanity of Edo.

元南町奉行所の定町廻り同心で、いまは船頭となった沢村伝次郎。同心時代の髪結いが骸となって見つかった。その下手人探しを始めるが、一方、千草が懇意にしていた子供、半助が消息を絶った。孫を心配する祖父の八百蔵に代わり半助探しにも奔走する伝次郎。そして、二つの事件が繋がった時、真相が明らかになる。江戸情緒と人情を深く描いた傑作シリーズ第十八弾。