The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 short stories starring the famous crime- solving duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. The stories were individually published during 1903 and 1904 in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom and Collier?s in the United States. The events on this collection take place after Holmes? apparent death in ?The Final Problem?, the last story in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, explaining his missing years and returning our hero to his adventures, furthering his reputation as the world?s greatest detective.