Bill Bergson, Master Detective (novel)
Appearance
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Author | Astrid Lindgren |
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Original title | Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist |
Translator | Herbert Antoine |
Illustrator | Louis S. Glanzman |
Language | Swedish |
Series | Bill Bergson |
Genre | Children's literature |
Publisher | Rabén & Sjögren |
Publication date | 1946 |
Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1952 |
Media type | |
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, in English translation named Bill Bergson (Swedish name: Kalle Blomkvist).
Plot summary
[edit]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
[edit]There is a film based on the book, Bill Bergson, Master Detective, produced in 1947.