Oyaji No Jitte Ga Omosugite Oyako Ju Te Torimono Cho 2 (Jidai Shosetsu Bunko Ko)

[Machine Translation] Tatsukichi succeeds Tatsugoro, the famous master, and becomes a ten-tenant. However, on the day the river opens, he makes the mistake of letting a pickpocket, Ginji, slip through his fingers. On the same day, Tachinosuke's boss, who is on bad terms with Tatsugoro, discovers a dead man and woman on a boat floating on the Okawa River. The dead man was a disciple of Master Enma. Tainosuke tries to put the death away as a relative death, but Tatsugoro is suspicious of the inquest. Tatsukichi struggles to catch Ginji, aided by his father's past exploits. Soon their investigations cross paths... What is the truth behind the case? This is the second in a series of historical novels depicting the bonds between parents and children living on the streets, both merchants and warriors, and in various other areas of the city.

名親分・辰五郎の跡を継ぎ、十手持ちとなった辰吉。だが川開きの日に掏摸の銀二を取り逃がす失態を犯してしまう。同じ日、辰五郎と仲が悪い太之助親分が、大川に浮かぶ屋根船内で男女が死んでいるのを発見する。死んだ男は圓馬師匠の弟子だった。太之助は相対死で片付けようとするが、辰五郎は、その検分に疑念を抱く。父の過去の功績に助けられながらも、銀二を捕まえようと苦労する辰吉。やがて二人の捜査は交差して...。果たして事件の真相とは?町人と武士、様々な市井に生きる親子の絆を描く時代小説、第二弾登場!