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Forensic Medicine (Pathology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Forensic Medicine (Pathology, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.43, median 67 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.86 – $74.40 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Pathology (2,103), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $29.43 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Forensic Medicine best sellers
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
- List rank#1
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,287
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All That Remains: A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes
by Sue Black DBE FRSE
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,376
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Dead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office
by Shiya Ribowsky
- List rank#3
- Price$12.16
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,073
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Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
by Judy Melinek MD
- List rank#4
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,879
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
by Deborah Blum
- List rank#5
- Price$11.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,359
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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,343
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All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work
by Hayley Campbell
- List rank#7
- Price$16.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,033
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Unnatural Causes: Gripping true stories from the Sunday Times bestselling forensic pathologist
by Richard Shepherd
- List rank#8
- Price$12.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews23,638
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
by Caitlin Doughty
- List rank#9
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,596
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The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time ― A Powerful Narrative of Societal Collapse
by John Kelly
- List rank#10
- Price$15.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,751
FAQ
Is Forensic Medicine a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 67 reviews and sells for $29.43.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Forensic Medicine?
The median best seller has 67 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Forensic Medicine best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.43; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.86 and $74.40.
Can new books break into Forensic Medicine?
3% 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.