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Hoaxes & Deceptions (True Crime, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Hoaxes & Deceptions (True Crime, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.95, median 578 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.30 – $18.72 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 21, 11 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has 578 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Hoaxes & Deceptions 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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Ordinary Wife: The true story of America’s forgotten serial killer
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews58
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
- List rank#3
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.2
- Reviews14,410
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Practice to Deceive (A True Crime Bestseller)
by Ann Rule
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews3,306
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Advantage Player: A Memoir of Blackjack, Backrooms, and Beginnings
by Gina Fiore
- List rank#5
- Price$28
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
by Pamela Colloff
- List rank#6
- Price$24.81
- Rating4.5
- Reviews578
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Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
by Ben McKenzie
- List rank#7
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,049
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The Caesars Palace Coup: How A Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street
by Sujeet Indap
- List rank#8
- Price$18.63
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,527
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Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
by Amanda Berry
- List rank#9
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,151
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American Mother: The true story of a troubled family, motherhood, and the cyanide poisonings that shook the world (Dangerous Women - True Crime Stories)
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews3,828
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Hoaxes & Deceptions
FAQ
Is Hoaxes & Deceptions a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 578 reviews and sells for $14.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Hoaxes & Deceptions?
The median best seller has 578 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Hoaxes & Deceptions best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.30 and $18.72.
Can new books break into Hoaxes & Deceptions?
12% 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.