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Assassinations (Thrillers, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Assassinations (Thrillers, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 2,452 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $6.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Thrillers (43,040), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,452 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Assassinations best sellers
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People of Darkness: A Gripping Southwest Mystery Where a Navajo Detective Confronts a Ruthless Assassin (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book 4)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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Wild Vigor: A Coastal Caribbean Adventure (Tyson Wild Thriller Book 99)
by Tripp Ellis
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Double Tap: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley
by Vince Flynn
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,676
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McKenna’s Guy
by Mike Lawson
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews278
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SIGHT LINE: A NEAGLEY THRILLER (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators: NEAGLEY Book 1)
by Dan Ames
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,370
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A Team of One: An Unsanctioned Asset Thriller (The Unsanctioned Asset Series Book 1)
by Brad Lee
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,629
FAQ
Is Assassinations a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,452 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Assassinations?
The median best seller has 2,452 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Assassinations best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $6.62.
Can new books break into Assassinations?
24% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.