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Crime, Thriller & Mystery (German, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Crime, Thriller & Mystery (German, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.65, median 2,378 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $10.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 23% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4.9× those of the parent category German, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,378 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 23% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Crime, Thriller & Mystery best sellers
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Mad Mabel: Von New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Sally Hepworth | Roman - Neuerscheinung der Bestseller-Autorin. "Witzig, voller Wendungen und spannend." – Harlan Coben (German Edition)
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Reviews-
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Little Girl Lost (Georgiana Germaine Serie 1) (German Edition)
by Cheryl Bradshaw
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews100
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Nordsee Not - Die Küstenkommissare: Küstenkrimi Nordseekrimi (Die Nordsee-Kommissare 33) (German Edition)
by Anne Amrum
- List rank#3
- Price$5.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,528
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Schweigendes Sylt: Küstenkrimi - Nordseekrimi (Hannah Lambert ermittelt - Friesenkrimi-Reihe 16) (German Edition)
by Thomas Herzberg
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews5
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My Husband's Wife: Ein Mann. Zwei Frauen. Ein mörderisches Geheimnis - »Spannung pur! Der bisher beste Roman von Alice Feeney!« Freida McFadden (German Edition)
by Alice Feeney
- List rank#5
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.3
- Reviews590
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Die Falle: Roman - Jetzt auch als Netflix-Serie (German Edition)
by Melanie Raabe
- List rank#6
- Price$9.59
- Rating3.8
- Reviews2,602
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SoKo Nord - Das Mädchen aus Fehmarn: Küstenkrimi Ostseekrimi (German Edition)
by Anne Amrum
- List rank#7
- Price$5.60
- Rating4.7
- Reviews22
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Der Tote im Strandkorb (Die Inselkommissarin 1) (German Edition)
by Anna Johannsen
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews53,049
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Das erkaufte Glück (Ein Fall für Lea Nielsen 1) (German Edition)
by Anna Johannsen
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews12,219
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Der Tote auf dem Kniepsand (Die Inselkommissarin 13) (German Edition)
by Anna Johannsen
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,014
FAQ
Is Crime, Thriller & Mystery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,378 reviews and sells for $5.65.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Crime, Thriller & Mystery?
The median best seller has 2,378 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Crime, Thriller & Mystery best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.65; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $10.24.
Can new books break into Crime, Thriller & Mystery?
23% 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.