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The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.

Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories.

Chapter 1: “The Adventure of the Empty House”

The story opens with the murder of Ronald Adair. Holmes tells Watson his account of tangling with Professor Moriarty and explains his expectation that someone will attempt to murder him. He sets up a dummy across the street, which is shot with an airgun. The killer is arrested.

Chapter 2: “The Adventure of the Norwood Builder”

Holmes and Watson are visited by John Hector McFarlane. A murder occurs at Jonas Oldacre’s house in Norwood and McFarlane is accused. Holmes follows the clues to deduce that Oldacre faked his death.

Chapter 3: “The Adventure of the Dancing Men”

Elsie marries Hilton Cubitt and tells him not to ask her about her past. She gets a letters from the United States and pictures of small dancing men start appearing everywhere around her. Holmes is brought in to get to the bottom of the pictures. From then on, things get worse until Holmes cracks the case.

Chapter 4: “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”

Holmes is contacted by Violet Smith. When she is followed by a strange man in a bicycle, Holmes decides to get to the bottom of it. When Violet is abducted, Holmes goes after the cyclist and discovers they’re both on the same side. Holmes tracks down the killers.

Chapter V: “The Adventure of the Priory School

Thorneycroft Huxtable, a principal at a New England prep school, comes to Holmes with the news that a student has been kidnapped. They must do what they can to track him down.