Rakugo Keiji Sada Kichi [2] (Chuko Bunko)

[Machine Translation] A master pickpocket and a master burglar. Rookie detective Yuko Misaki is at the mercy of Sadakichi Hirabayashi, the "rakugo detective" of the Kagurazaka Police Department, whom she consults with. While talking about his wealth of investigative experience, he can't help but interject some rakugo material. And it is always the famous detective Shozo Hayashiya VIII who discovers the truth in the end. This is the second installment of a rakugo mystery x police novel that intertwines human interest stories and unexpected mystery solving.

百戦錬磨の掏摸に名うての空き巣。翻弄されまくる新人刑事・三崎優子の相談相手は、神楽坂署の「落語刑事」平林定吉だ。豊富な捜査経験を語りつつ、今日も落語ネタを挟まずにはいられない。そしていつも最後に真相を見抜くのは、名探偵・八代目林家正蔵。人情噺と意外な謎解きが絡み合う、落語ミステリ×警察小説、第二弾。