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Forensics: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Forensics, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 308 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.60 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category True Crime (1,982), one of the easier corners under it.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 308 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Forensics best sellers
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The Back Bedroom: A True Story of Exorcism and Murder
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews8,606
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The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to Jon Benet Ramsey, The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds New Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,841
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The Scientist and the Serial Killer: The Search for Houston's Lost Boys
by Lise Olsen
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews149
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The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains
by Carla Conti
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews14
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Dead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office
by Shiya Ribowsky
- List rank#5
- Price$12.16
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,073
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In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds and Her Mother's Unceasing Quest for the Truth (A Killer True Crime Bestseller)
by Ann Rule
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,433
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What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
by Barbara Butcher
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,990
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I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
by Barbara Rae-Venter
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews575
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True Crime Case Histories - Volume 27: 12 Disturbing Stories of Murder and Mayhem
by Jason Neal
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews127
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Lindsay Clancy: Murder or Madness?
by Netta Newbound
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5
FAQ
Is Forensics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 308 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Forensics?
The median best seller has 308 reviews, and 33% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Forensics best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.60.
Can new books break into Forensics?
18% 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.