Three Guesses
By (Author) Chris McClain Johnson
Regal House Publishing LLC
Regal House Publishing LLC
24th September 2025
United States
General
Fiction
Epistolary fiction / fictional diaries
Family life fiction / Stories about family
Paperback
198
Width 127mm, Height 177mm, Spine 12mm
213g
Three strangers, connected only by a mesmerizing painting named Three Guesses, embark on an extraordinary journey of friendship. Compelled by their agreement to communicate only by mail, Sam Brooks of Memphis, Tennessee, Richard Mabry of Phoenix, Arizona, and Pete Wren of New York City reveal surprisingly intimate, personal details in a series of letters over the course of seven years. Then, as each contends with critical turning points in their lives, the unlikely trio breaks their mail-only pact and makes a life-changing decision to finally meet in person at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Humorous and heartbreaking, soulful and breathtaking, Three Guesses celebrates the power of friendship to carry us through the most joyful and the most difficult chapters of our lives
Award-winning Southern author Chris McClain Johnson started writing stories as a child, inspired by the beauty and wonders of her family farms in Mayfield, Kentucky. After graduating from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, she settled in Memphis, Tennessee, where she continues to write stories, poems, music and essays. Her debut epistolary novel Three Guesses is the recipient of Regal House Publishing' s 2023 Fugere Book Prize for Finely Crafted Novellas.