捕とり物もの控ひかえ

noun

detective's memoirs; casebook of an Edo-period detective

Refers to a written record or memoir kept by a 捕り物 (torimono) detective in the Edo period, detailing arrests and investigations. A historical and literary term.

• この捕とり物もの控ひかえには、江え戸ど時じ代だいの有ゆう名めいな盗とう賊ぞく逮たい捕ほの記き録ろくが詳くわしく書かかれている。

  This detective's memoir contains detailed records of the arrest of a famous thief from the Edo period.