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

| awards =

| 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

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Category:Children's mystery novels

Category:Swedish children's novels

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