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Cozy (Mystery, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Cozy (Mystery, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,051 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 50% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 50% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category Mystery (5,252), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,051 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Cozy best sellers
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Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure: A Novel
by Rhys Bowen
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews42,352
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Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder
by Charlotte MacLeod
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews470
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The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics: New Zealand Cozy Mystery
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,195
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MURDER MOST FINAL a gripping British crime mystery full of twists (DI Hillary Greene Book 23)
by FAITH MARTIN
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,849
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Swamp Shoot (Miss Fortune Mysteries Book 31)
by Jana DeLeon
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,855
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The Armchair Detectives: A totally unputdownable and hilarious British cozy murder mystery (The Armchair Detective Mysteries Book 1)
by Matt Dunn
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews653
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In the Killer's Sight (Kate Marino Thrillers Book 1)
by Mike Omer
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,764
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Murder in the Highlands: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (The Kitty Worthington Mysteries Book 15)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews177
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Deadly Diversion (A Witch in the Woods Book 39)
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews167
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is Cozy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,051 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cozy?
The median best seller has 1,051 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cozy best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Cozy?
50% 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.