ガラッ八祝言 Hachigoro’s Wedding Trap

江戸の名御用聞き・銭形平次と、その子分ガラッ八こと八五郎が活躍する捕物帳。

今回、八五郎がまさかの祝言へ――。
しかしそれは本当の婚礼ではなく、命を狙われている本物の婿の身代わりとして、多賀屋の屋敷へ入り込むための偽祝言だった。

秋の夜、婚礼の支度が進む屋敷で、花嫁が襲われる事件が起こる。
疑われるのは、花嫁に執着する男たち、屋敷の番頭、そして本物の婿・錦太郎。
金屏風、婚礼道具、早桶、血染めの匕首――華やかな祝言の裏に、十年前の因縁と三千両をめぐる怨みが隠されていた。

笑いを誘う八五郎の偽婿姿から一転、銭形平次の鮮やかな推理と人情裁きが冴える一篇。
滑稽味、謎解き、江戸の人情が見事に絡み合う、野村胡堂『銭形平次捕物控』の名作捕物です。

A classic Edo-period detective story featuring Zenigata Heiji, the sharp and compassionate private constable, and his loyal assistant Hachigoro, also known as Gara-Hachi.

This time, Hachigoro is suddenly sent to a wedding — but not as a real groom.
He is asked to act as a decoy bridegroom for Kintaro, the true groom, whose life may be in danger on the night of the ceremony.

At a wealthy sake merchant's house, the wedding preparations take a dark turn when the bride is attacked.
Suspicion falls on jealous suitors, a merchant-house clerk, and even the real groom himself.
Behind the golden folding screens, ceremonial wedding cups, a wooden coffin, and a bloodstained dagger lies a buried grudge involving an old promise and three thousand ryo.

Beginning with Hachigoro's comic discomfort as a false groom, the story soon unfolds into a tense mystery of deception, revenge, and justice.
With brilliant deduction and a humane sense of judgment, Zenigata Heiji uncovers the truth behind the wedding-night crime.

A vivid blend of humor, suspense, and Edo-period human drama from Kodo Nomura's beloved Zenigata Heiji Detective Stories.