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Crime Fiction: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Crime Fiction, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 8,236 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 34% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 8,236 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 34% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 96% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 37% of the parent category Mystery, Thriller & Suspense (22,556), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Crime Fiction 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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UNCHAINED: A Dark Mafia Cowboy Romance (Beneath The Reign Book 3)
by Luna Mason
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,129
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Vicious King: A Dark Mafia Romance (Kings of Vegas Book 4)
by Natalie Kane
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,515
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Forget You Saw Her: A Thriller (Ask for Andrea)
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews26,947
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Gray After Dark: A Thriller
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews45,321
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Reaper's Wrath: A Secret Twin Mafia Captive Romance (The Moretti Men)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews735
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UNTAMED: A Dark Mafia Cowboy Romance (Beneath The Reign Book 1)
by Luna Mason
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,688
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Crime Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8,236 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Crime Fiction?
The median best seller has 8,236 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Crime Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Crime Fiction?
34% 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.