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Heist (Crime, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Heist (Crime, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 9,618 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 9,618 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Heist best sellers
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People of Darkness: A Gripping Southwest Mystery Where a Navajo Detective Confronts a Ruthless Assassin (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book 4)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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Nobody Told Me Thrift Shops Sell Stolen Dragon Heirlooms (Nobody Told Me That...)
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,861
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Such Quiet Girls: A Thriller
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews40,873
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Trapped
- List rank#4
- Price$13.54
- Rating3.9
- Reviews12
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26 Beauties: A Women's Murder Club Thriller
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews19,911
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Holmes, Marple & Poe: A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews26,193
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Prey Upon Me: A Dark Stalker Romance
by Nina Carpenter
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,695
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The Maid's Diary: A Novel
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews61,682
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Void Moon
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews19,990
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Heart of My Monster: A Dark Mafia Romance (Monster Trilogy Book 3)
by Rina Kent
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews23,927
FAQ
Is Heist a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9,618 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Heist?
The median best seller has 9,618 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Heist best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Heist?
6% 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.