 BBC Books published some of Conan Doyle 's original collections and novels as tie @-@ in editions , with cover art featuring Cumberbatch and Freeman . A Study in Scarlet and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes were released in Autumn 2011 , with introductions by Moffat and Gatiss respectively . The Hound of the Baskervilles , The Sign of Four and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes were released in March 2012 , with introductions by Cumberbatch , Freeman and Thompson respectively . Two more books , The Return of Sherlock Holmes and His Last Bow , were released in December 2013 , ahead of the premiere of the third series . They featured introductions by Gatiss and Moffat respectively . According to Radio Times , the popularity of Sherlock has led to a resurgence in the sales of the original Conan Doyle stories . 
