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Legal (Thrillers & Suspense, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Legal (Thrillers & Suspense, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 15,176 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $16.95 |
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| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 15,176 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Thrillers & Suspense (64,273), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Legal best sellers
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Deadly Secrets (Dean Lincoln Legal Thriller Book 4)
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,918
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Thirteen: The Serial Killer Isn't on Trial. He's on the Jury. (Eddie Flynn Book 3)
by Steve Cavanagh
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews33,360
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The Alibi
by Sandra Brown
- List rank#7
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,747
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John Grebble Is Gone
by Peter James
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews12,609
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Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Legal
FAQ
Is Legal a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15,176 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Legal?
The median best seller has 15,176 reviews, and 1% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Legal best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $16.95.
Can new books break into Legal?
4% 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.