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Kidnapping (Crime, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Kidnapping (Crime, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 9,330 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| 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 9,330 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Kidnapping best sellers
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UNCHAINED: A Dark Mafia Cowboy Romance (Beneath The Reign Book 3)
by Luna Mason
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,129
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Forget You Saw Her: A Thriller (Ask for Andrea)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews26,947
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The Girl in the Lake: A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews167
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Reaper's Wrath: A Secret Twin Mafia Captive Romance (The Moretti Men)
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews735
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Gray After Dark: A Thriller
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews45,321
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The Last to Drown: A Thriller
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews23,208
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The Butterfly Garden (The Collector Book 1)
by Dot Hutchison
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews124,529
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The Edge of the Woods: A nail-biting new thriller from USA Today bestselling author of The Weekend Away. You won’t see the twist coming!
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,436
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You'll Never Know: A Thriller
by Caleb Stephens
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews13,259
FAQ
Is Kidnapping a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9,330 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Kidnapping?
The median best seller has 9,330 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Kidnapping best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Kidnapping?
24% 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.