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Crime (Thrillers, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Crime (Thrillers, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 9,616 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $8.13 |
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| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 38% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 9,616 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 38% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category Thrillers (43,040), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Crime best sellers
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The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,844
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Death Row (Alibis collection)
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews136,604
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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#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,634
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Ransom: A Novel (Gabriel Allon Book 26)
by Daniel Silva
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21,910
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FAQ
Is Crime a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9,616 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Crime?
The median best seller has 9,616 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Crime best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $8.13.
Can new books break into Crime?
38% 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.