Bill Bergson, Master Detective (novel) explained

Bill Bergson, Master Detective
Author:Astrid Lindgren
Title Orig:Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist
Translator:Herbert Antoine
Illustrator:Louis S. Glanzman
Country:Sweden
Language:Swedish
Series:Bill Bergson
Genre:Children's literature
Publisher:Rabén & Sjögren
Pub Date:1946
English Pub Date: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, in English translation named 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.

Film

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

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