I'm not sure of what to think of Remembering the dead. As a cozy mystery it is unusual. There's a theft of a historic artefact and the death of one of the people probably involved in that theft. The investigation seems to mainly be about getting to know the victim and the background of the theft. There isn't a large pool of possible murder suspects who all had motive and various degrees of means and opportunity. The most likely suspects (the thieves) are unknown, so Penny has to make the most of talking to possible witnesses and strangers that are spotted in unlikely places.

I guess the mystery was okay, though there were a few too many coincidences and Penny didn't bat her eye at a few clues until later. It was a slow paced mystery and it wasn't always able to hold my attention. The use of a real historic artefact for the story was a nice touch.