Bill Bergson, Master Detective (novel)

Bill Bergson, Master Detective (original Swedish title Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist) is a children's novel by Astrid Lindgren. It is the first in the series about the Swedish boy detective, in English translation named Bill Bergson (Swedish name: Kalle Blomkvist).

Bill Bergson, Master Detective
First edition
AuthorAstrid Lindgren
Original titleMästerdetektiven Blomkvist
TranslatorHerbert Antoine
IllustratorLouis S. Glanzman
LanguageSwedish
SeriesBill Bergson
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherRabén & Sjögren
Publication date
1946
Publication placeSweden
Published in English
1952
Media typePrint
Pages200 pp
OCLC186744453
Followed byBill Bergson Lives Dangerously 

Plot summary

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Bill Bergson investigates his friend's mysterious cousin, who is behaving suspiciously, and solves the mystery of a jewel robbery.

Bill and five of his friends also play a mock war game, with the White Roses and the Red Roses vying for possession of an unusual stone.

Film

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There is a film based on the book, Bill Bergson, Master Detective, produced in 1947.

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