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.