Edgar Wallace was an English novelist, journalist and playwright, who was an enormously popular writer of detective, suspense stories, and practically invented the modern âthrillerâ. His popularity at the time was comparable to that of Charles Dickens â one of Wallaceâs publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. âThe Governor of Chi-Fooâ is a rare short story collection, long out of print which contains 16 thrilling stories: âThe Witney Roadâ, âMother oâ Mineâ, âThe Kingâs Brahmâ, âThe Greek Poropolousâ, âThe Treasure of the Kalahariâ and others. An exiting book full of intrigue and mystery, this book is a must-read for all fans of thrilling crime fiction. Edgar Wallace provides a thrill of another sort!