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Google:
author "brother was a missionary"
and look down the list until you come to the name of a famous author.

Obviously tried this multiple times but is such a good question it appears to have even beaten Google!

If you type in exactly what I wrote and look down for the lalique link you'll get it

Steven Hislop , Brother of Alexander ??

Thank you so much! I think the search using inverted commas helped!

Yes, using the inverted commas forces a search for the phrase rather than unconnected words. Its invaluable for good results on Google.
The author is much more famous than Alexander Hislop.

Pastiche, is this the latest edition of the quiz where the setter/editor specifically asks people not to seek help? I think I helped you on an earlier one of these - you've had quite a few - and then discovered the setter tried to discourage people simply asking others for answers.

Malone - yes, this is from the latest Great Fun Quiz. Pastiche knows the quiz rules and he's been told enough times on here, but he continues to abuse the quiz setter. Sometimes there's just no hope. Pastiche is one reason why I gave up doing this quiz.

I suspected that this was a quiz where answers should not be given online but in fact I can find no reference to this restriction on the site for the Great Fun Quiz
http://www.greatfunquiz.co.uk/
It does however encourage participants to use Google and of course it helps if you know how to limit your results helpfully on that search engine.

Agreed it doesn't say that on the website, but it does often say so on the monthly newsletter that accompanies the quiz answers, so the participants know. I agree it says you can google, but there is a big difference between using google to research the answer yourself and posting the question on a Q&A site and getting someone else to do the hard work for you!