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Crime & Mystery (Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Crime & Mystery (Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,992 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 19% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Mystery, Thriller & Suspense (22,556), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,992 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 19% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Crime & Mystery best sellers
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Dark Matter: Ellis McFadden Mysteries
by Kristen Painter
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16
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CALICO one of the most gripping and twistiest thrillers you'll read this year
by Lee Goldberg
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,771
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Paradox: A Novel (Cash & Colcord Book 2)
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,361
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Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries Book 8)
by Martha Wells
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,065
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Blindsighted: The First Grant County Thriller – Coroner Sara Linton Hunts a Sadistic Serial Killer in Small-Town Georgia (Grant County Thrillers Book 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$6.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews25,234
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THE ANCIENT ENEMY I: A SciFi Adventure (The Ancient Secrets Book 14)
by T.S. Falk
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries
by Martha Wells
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews41,480
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Same niche in Books: Mystery
FAQ
Is Crime & Mystery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,992 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Crime & Mystery?
The median best seller has 1,992 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Crime & Mystery best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Crime & Mystery?
19% 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.