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Criminal Law (Law, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Criminal Law (Law, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.30, median 995 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.25 – $17.66 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 995 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Criminal Law best sellers
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John Douglas
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,048
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
- List rank#2
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40,552
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Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row
- List rank#3
- Price$31.36
- Rating4.5
- Reviews28
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Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
by Joseph Cox
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews880
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander
- List rank#5
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews16,653
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The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains
by Carla Conti
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews14
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Ordinary Wife: The true story of America’s forgotten serial killer
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#7
- Price$19.29
- Rating4.2
- Reviews58
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Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho Murders
by Christopher Whitcomb
- List rank#8
- Price$16.80
- Rating4.3
- Reviews893
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer – A #1 NYT Bestselling Serial Killer Investigation
by Michelle McNamara
- List rank#9
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,997
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
by John Grisham
- List rank#10
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,241
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Criminal Law
FAQ
Is Criminal Law a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 995 reviews and sells for $12.30.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Criminal Law?
The median best seller has 995 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Criminal Law best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.30; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.25 and $17.66.
Can new books break into Criminal Law?
5% 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.