San I Oshin Nazo Toki Jo (PHP Bungei Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Following in the footsteps of her late husband's ideals, Onobu is a woman doctor who handles midwifery and routine medical care with exceptional skill. One day, a major obstetrician named Miyata is out of town, so she takes on the role of a surrogate for the delivery of the wife of a big store owner whose condition suddenly deteriorates. However, a few days later, Miyata is murdered, and Onobu is suspected of the crime... This period medical mystery depicts the intrigue that Onobu is caught up in and the drama of life and death that she faces as an obstetrician.

亡き夫の理想を継いで、卓越した腕で助産と日常の医療を手掛ける女医、お信。ある日、宮田という大物の産医が不在だったため、容体が急変した大店の妻の出産に代理で携わることに。無事出産を終え、胸を撫でおろしたものの、その数日後、宮田が殺されてしまい、嫌疑がお信にかけられてしまう...。お信が巻き込まれる陰謀、そして産医として直面する生と死のドラマを描く時代医療ミステリー。