本书是福尔摩斯系列的第三本短篇小说集，最初于1905年出版，共收录《空屋探案》《小舞人探案》《金边夹鼻眼镜探案》等13个短篇故事。在上一部短篇集结尾《最后一案》中，作者让福尔摩斯在与莫里亚蒂教授的决斗中跌落悬崖，死于非命，而在本书中第一个故事《空屋探案》中，作者以精妙的逻辑让福尔摩斯死里逃生，王者归来。本书是福尔摩斯系列最重要的短篇集之一。( Published in 1905, this is the third collection of short stories of The Complete Novels And Stories of Sherlock Holmes, including 13 short stories such as The Adventure of the Empty House, The Adventure of the Dancing Men and The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, etc. In the ending of last short story The Final Problem, Holmes fell off the cliff and died with his boots on during the fight with Professor Moriarty; however, in the story of this book The Adventure of the Empty House, Holmes was back to life as a returning king under author's subtle logic. This book is one of the most important short novels of The Complete Novels And Stories of Sherlock Holmes. )