Bill Bergson, Master Detective (novel)

Bill Bergson, Master Detective
Author Astrid Lindgren
Original title Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist
Translator Herbert Antoine
Illustrator Louis S. Glanzman
Country  Sweden
Language Swedish
Series Bill Bergson
Genre Children's literature
Publication date
1946
Published in English
1952
Media type Print
Pages 200 pp
OCLC 186744453
Followed by Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously

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 Bill Bergson (Swedish name: Kalle Blomkvist).

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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