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Intelligence & Espionage (Specific Topics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Intelligence & Espionage (Specific Topics, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.97, median 830 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.07 – $20.01 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Specific Topics (6,658), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 830 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Intelligence & Espionage best sellers
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#1
- Price$32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
by Tom O'Neill
- List rank#2
- Price$32.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,400
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- List rank#3
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews37,567
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Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- List rank#4
- Price$16.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,644
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A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich: The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War II
by Lucas Delattre
- List rank#5
- Price$1.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews796
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100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation
by Clint Emerson
- List rank#6
- Price$12.10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,442
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World
by Vincent Bevins
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,991
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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
by David Talbot
- List rank#8
- Price$42.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,599
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Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
- List rank#9
- Price$32.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,974
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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
by Sonia Purnell
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25,063
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FAQ
Is Intelligence & Espionage a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 830 reviews and sells for $14.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Intelligence & Espionage?
The median best seller has 830 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Intelligence & Espionage best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.07 and $20.01.
Can new books break into Intelligence & Espionage?
8% 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.