秘太刀馬の骨

by Shuhei Fujisawa, 藤沢 周平

北国の某藩で、筆頭家老が暗殺された。暗殺につかわれたのは、幻の剣「馬の骨」。下手人不明のまま、それから６年。闇にうもれた秘太刀の探索を下命された半十郎と、その上司の甥で江戸からやってきた銀次郎は、ソリが合わぬまま、藩内の剣客ひとりひとりと立ち合うことになる。「馬の骨」を伝授された者はだれか？一体どのような剣なのか？やがて秘剣のうらに熾烈な政治の暗闘がみえてきて……。“下手人さがし”というミステリーの味わいも深い、藤沢時代小説の傑作。

318 pages, 文庫

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

Shuhei Fujisawa (藤沢 周平 Fujisawa Shūhei) was a Japanese author, whose real name was Tomeji Kosuge. (小菅留治). Over fifty of his books were published through the course of his lifetime, including both full-length novels and short story anthologies. The focus of his writing was historical fiction. Before he became an author, he had been a journalist.

Over 23 million of his paperbacks have been printed. His work has been adapted for both television and film. Five recent full-length films have been based on his work.

In 1973, Fujisawa received the 69th Naoki Prize (1973) for Ansatsu no Nenrin (Annals of Assassination). He would go on to win six further literary awards, among them the Asahi Prize in 1994.