In "Dead as Gold", goldsmith Adam Conlan's peaceful life is disrupted by the mysterious Ophelia Richards, leading to a series of unsettling events. As Detective Inspector William Kent investigates, the novel weaves together modern gothic elements with Morrow's fairy tales, exploring themes of love, violence, family, and desire. Readers are left questioning who is the wolf and who is the sparrow in this captivating tale of intrigue and darkness.