AM: The Weight of Lies is a thriller that critics have labeled as “Southern Gothic.”  Are they right?  EC: I wholeheartedly endorse the Southern Gothic label. There are some other elements at play in the book—bits of romance, horror, and family drama—but overall, I’d really hoped for that delicious moss-draped, muddy, “there’s-something-off-about-this-place” feel you get in […]