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Historical (Mystery, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Historical (Mystery, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,880 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.74 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 40% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 40% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Mystery (11,546), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Historical 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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And Then There Were None
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews59,136
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The Last Hours: A Novel
by Minette Walters
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews556
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Adam and Eve: The new unforgettable novel from the master storyteller – a gripping WWII historical fiction novel for 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,780
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House of Peril: A Bow Street Duchess Mystery (Bow Street Duchess Mystery Series Book 8)
by Cara Devlin
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews372
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Murder in the Highlands: A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery (The Kitty Worthington Mysteries Book 15)
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews177
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Queen of Lombard Street: A Novel – A Sweeping Victorian Novel of a Female Economist, Financial Crime, and the Courage to Change Society
by Lisa Kleypas
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews465
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Death by Misadventure: A Novel
by Jane Bitomsky
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews2,226
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A Silent Curse (Electra Poole Mysteries Book 4)
by Christy Carlyle
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews99
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The Wedding Eve Murders: A Homefront Sleuths Mystery (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series Book 12)
by Anna Elliott
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews974
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Historical
FAQ
Is Historical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,880 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Historical?
The median best seller has 1,880 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Historical best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.74 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Historical?
40% 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.