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Law & Crime (Mysteries & Thrillers, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Law & Crime (Mysteries & Thrillers, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 1,344 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).

21Opportunity / 100
$7.99Median price
1,344Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $9.99
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)5%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,344 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Its median reviews are 30% of the parent category Mysteries & Thrillers (4,418), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.

Top 10 Law & Crime best sellers

  1. The Naturals book cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    The Naturals

    by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    • List rank#1
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews29,451

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  2. Six of Crows book cover by Leigh Bardugo

    Six of Crows

    by Leigh Bardugo

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews53,825

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  3. Killer Instinct (The Naturals Book 2) book cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Killer Instinct (The Naturals Book 2)

    by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews20,271

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  4. Dangerous Impulses (The Naturals Book 5) book cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Dangerous Impulses (The Naturals Book 5)

    by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    • List rank#4
    • Price$12.99
    • Reviews-

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  5. A Girl Named Digit (Digit Series Book 1) book cover by Annabel Monaghan

    A Girl Named Digit (Digit Series Book 1)

    by Annabel Monaghan

    • List rank#5
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews504

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  6. All In (The Naturals Book 3) book cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    All In (The Naturals Book 3)

    by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews15,200

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  7. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder book cover by Holly Jackson

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    by Holly Jackson

    • List rank#7
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews69,255

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  8. Bad Blood (The Naturals Book 4) book cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Bad Blood (The Naturals Book 4)

    by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews11,987

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  9. Looking for Smoke: Now a Reese's YA Book Club Pick! A Gripping Thriller of Secrets and Sur book cover by K. A. Cobell

    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#9
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews777

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  10. As Good as Dead: The Finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder book cover by Holly Jackson

    As Good as Dead: The Finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    by Holly Jackson

    • List rank#10
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews28,434

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FAQ

Is Law & Crime a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,344 reviews and sells for $7.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Law & Crime?

The median best seller has 1,344 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Law & Crime best sellers cost?

The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.

Can new books break into Law & Crime?

5% 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.