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Cozy (Mystery, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cozy (Mystery, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,056 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.57 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 52% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Mystery (11,546), one of the easier corners under it.
- 52% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% 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 Cozy best sellers
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Miss Wolcott's Ghost: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book 21)
by Louise Penny
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,764
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On a Quiet Street: An Edgar Award Nominated Psychological Thriller and Mystery Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews44,441
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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#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo (Stephanie Plum)
- List rank#5
- Price$19.50
- Reviews-
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Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure: A Novel
by Rhys Bowen
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews42,352
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The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics: New Zealand Cozy Mystery
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,195
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Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder
by Charlotte MacLeod
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews470
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Tie The Knot (Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery Book 15)
by Gina LaManna
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews21
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Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews161,516
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Cozy
FAQ
Is Cozy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,056 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cozy?
The median best seller has 1,056 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cozy best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.57 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Cozy?
52% 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.