Bill Bergson, Master Detective (novel)
{{Short description|Book by Astrid Lindgren}}
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{{Infobox book
| italic title =
| name = Bill Bergson, Master Detective
| image = File:Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist.jpg
| image_caption = First edition
| author = Astrid Lindgren
| title_orig = Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist
| translator = Herbert Antoine
| illustrator = Louis S. Glanzman
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| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| series = Bill Bergson
| subject =
| genre = Children's literature
| publisher = Rabén & Sjögren
| publisher2 =
| pub_date = 1946
| english_pub_date = 1952
| media_type = Print
| pages = 200 pp
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| isbn =
| oclc = 186744453
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| preceded_by =
| 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
A film based on the book, Bill Bergson, Master Detective, was produced in 1947.
References
- [http://www.astridlindgren.se/en/her-works/books/textbocker/title/1010/bill-bergson-master-detective Bill Bergson, Master Detective on the Astrid Lindgren website]
- [http://www.worldcat.org/title/bill-bergson-master-detective/oclc/5036328/editions Bill Bergson, Master Detective English editions] at WorldCat
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Category:1946 children's books
Category:Novels by Astrid Lindgren
Category:Children's mystery novels
Category:Swedish children's novels
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