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
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
SeriesBill Bergson
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherRabén & Sjögren
Publication date
1946
Published in English
1952
Media typePrint
Pages200 pp
OCLC186744453
Followed byBill Bergson Lives Dangerously 

Plot summary

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.

Films

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

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