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Ghosts (Mystery, Thriller & Suspense › Mystery › Supernatural, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ghosts (Mystery, Thriller & Suspense › Mystery › Supernatural, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,918 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).

26Opportunity / 100
$4.99Median price
1,918Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $10.24
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)30%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • 30% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 92% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,918 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Ghosts best sellers

  1. The Castle in the Glen: A Novel book cover by Rhys Bowen

    The Castle in the Glen: A Novel

    by Rhys Bowen

    • List rank#1
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews13,964

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  2. Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder book cover by Charlotte MacLeod

    Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder

    by Charlotte MacLeod

    • List rank#2
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews470

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  3. The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror book cover by William Peter Blatty

    The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror

    by William Peter Blatty

    • List rank#3
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews15,277

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  4. The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics: New Zealand Cozy Mystery book cover by Naomi Kuttner

    The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics: New Zealand Cozy Mystery

    by Naomi Kuttner

    • List rank#4
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,195

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  5. Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance book cover by Christine Feehan

    Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance

    by Christine Feehan

    • List rank#5
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,736

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  6. Carrie book cover by Stephen King

    Carrie

    by Stephen King

    • List rank#6
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews20,541

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  7. None of This Is True: A Novel book cover by Lisa Jewell

    None of This Is True: A Novel

    by Lisa Jewell

    • List rank#7
    • Price$9.92
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews124,495

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  8. The Whisper Man: A Novel book cover by Alex North

    The Whisper Man: A Novel

    by Alex North

    • List rank#8
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews34,436

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  9. The Good Daughter: A Chilling Psychological Horror Novel of Family Bonds and Haunting Memo book cover by Karin Slaughter

    The Good Daughter: A Chilling Psychological Horror Novel of Family Bonds and Haunting Memories

    by Karin Slaughter

    • List rank#9
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews67,755

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  10. FantasticLand: A Novel book cover by Mike Bockoven

    FantasticLand: A Novel

    by Mike Bockoven

    • List rank#10
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews7,970

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FAQ

Is Ghosts a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,918 reviews and sells for $4.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Ghosts?

The median best seller has 1,918 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Ghosts best sellers cost?

The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $10.24.

Can new books break into Ghosts?

30% 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.