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Criminals: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Criminals, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 1,108 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,108 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Criminals 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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Kingdom of Devils: A Tale of Murder in the Shadow of the American Revolution
by Katherine Grandjean
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews34
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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21,228
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The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story
by David Crow
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25,321
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Unlimited: The True Story of Kenneth Burnstine
by Greg Born
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Unthinkable: Lori Vallow Daybell’s Plot to Kill Me, and How Family, Faith, and Hope Saved Me
by Brandon Boudreaux
- List rank#6
- Price$10
- Reviews-
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews14,410
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Seduced by Evil: The True Story of a Gorgeous Stripper-Turned-Suburban-Mom, Her Secret Past, and a Ruthless Murder
by Michael Fleeman
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews316
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Riders on the Storm (Historical True Crime)
by Sherri Kukla
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews202
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Through the Lens of a Monster: A Serial Killer on Death Row, an Unsolved Murder List, and an Inmate’s Deadly Play for Redemption
by William A. Noguera
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,022
FAQ
Is Criminals a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,108 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Criminals?
The median best seller has 1,108 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Criminals best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Criminals?
15% 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.