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Assassinations (Spies & Politics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Assassinations (Spies & Politics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 3,475 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $8.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 26% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,475 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 26% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
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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Vicious King: A Dark Mafia Romance (Kings of Vegas Book 4)
by Natalie Kane
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,515
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Double Tap: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley
by Vince Flynn
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,676
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McKenna’s Guy
by Mike Lawson
- List rank#6
- 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#10
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,370
FAQ
Is Assassinations a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,475 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Assassinations?
The median best seller has 3,475 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Assassinations best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $8.49.
Can new books break into Assassinations?
26% 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.