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Historical (Mysteries & Thrillers, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Mysteries & Thrillers, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.98, median 876 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.15 – $12.36 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Mysteries & Thrillers (5,483), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.98 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 876 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Historical best sellers
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Monday's Not Coming: A Psychological Thriller by the Author of Allegedly
- List rank#1
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,745
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Allegedly: A Story About Injustice, Trauma, and the Search for Truth
- List rank#3
- Price$9.27
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10,458
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The Velvet Knife
- List rank#4
- Price$22.79
- Rating4.1
- Reviews283
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The Weight of Blood: A biracial teen passing as white confronts a small-town Georgia prom turned deadly—YA horror exposing racism's roots
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,929
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Looking for Smoke: Now a Reese's YA Book Club Pick! A Gripping Thriller of Secrets and Survival on the Blackfeet Reservation
by K. A. Cobell
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews777
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
- List rank#7
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,187
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The Sinister Booksellers of Bath: A Teen Fantasy Sequel of Magic, Murder, and Deadly Living Statues
by Garth Nix
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,137
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Truly Devious: A Mystery
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews8,430
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 876 reviews and sells for $9.98.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 876 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.98; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.15 and $12.36.
Can new books break into Historical?
4% 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.