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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
British LiteratureCrime, Thrillers and MysteryShort StoriesDetective FictionDetective and mystery stories, EnglishHolmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
About this book
"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of 13 stories published in 1905. After Holmes's apparent death in 1893, Doyle faced intense pressure to revive his famous detective. This collection marks the character's dramatic comeback, beginning with Holmes reappearing in London and explaining his mysterious absence from 1891 to 1894. The stories follow the detective and Watson through new cases of murder, blackmail, and cryptic mysteries across England. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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