When both of you have the answer, then would someone do the honours and post it. Challenge #27 awaits you - and what a challenge!
For #26:
LACEWORKS
SCREW
KOLA
Hint? OK, the Forename begins with a letter in the first half of the alphabet, i.e between A-M.
That should halve your name count!
Any more progress? I think the bar may have been raised too high this time.
If I had progress, I'd post it!
I've tried 11 French authors unsuccessfully.
If
Itall is a male forename, I've got an answer.
I give up.
Mac: Here are the authors I found: Aide; Aron; Ayme; Gide; Hugo; Karr; Mael;Sade; Sand; Uzes and Zola
Don't give up.
The male forename begins with, and lies somewhere between the letters H and M - that should narrow down your search.
Henry, Henri, Hagan, Heath, Hardy, Harry, Habib
Ilias, Isaac, Israel, Itzak
Jimmy, Jerry, Jason, James, Jacob, Jafar, Jaime, Jesus, Jered, Jerod, Jared, Jamal, Jamil, Jerzy
Keith, Kamal, Kamil, Kevin, Kirby, Keene, Kenny
Leroy, Lloyd, Louis, Lewis, Lucas, Lamar, Lance, Larry, Lazar, Lorne, Linus
Meyer, Marty, Marco, Moses, Moshe, Myron, Malik, Mateo, Maxim,
Morey, Mitch, Misha, Myles, Miles, Monte, Monty, Morty
Yes, but do you see it on this page? I don't put anything past you anymore, Bib.
(you tease, you!)
BRAVO. OLE. KUDOS, to you Mac. Job well done.