Murder Mystery's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Murder Mystery? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Murder Mystery titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2022 17 great titles Best: Where the Crawdads Sing
  2. #2 2025 16 great titles Best: The Residence
  3. #3 2023 13 great titles Best: PLUTO
  4. #4 2019 9 great titles Best: Knives Out
  5. #5 2020 8 great titles Best: Unsolved Mysteries
  6. #6 2018 8 great titles Best: Unnatural
  7. #7 2017 7 great titles Best: Riverdale
  8. #8 2021 7 great titles Best: Only Murders in the Building
  9. #9 2024 7 great titles Best: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
  10. #10 2015 6 great titles Best: And Then There Were None
  11. #11 2013 5 great titles Best: Danganronpa: The Animation
  12. #12 2011 5 great titles Best: The Killing