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LGBTQ+ Mystery: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for LGBTQ+ Mystery, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 696 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 21% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 84% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 696 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 LGBTQ+ Mystery best sellers
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The Beast Who Bought Me: a Dark MM Romance (Clemenza Family Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,785
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The Beast Who Begged Me: a Dark MM Romance (Clemenza Family Book 3)
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews651
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The Beast Who Broke Me: a Dark MM Romance (Clemenza Family Book 2)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,049
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Dead or Treat (Cold Case Psychic Book 47)
by Pandora Pine
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews101
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Noire Moon: A Prologue Novella (Port Macabre)
by Elliott Rose
- List rank#5
- Price$3.80
- Rating4.2
- Reviews3,339
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Strange Medicine: Dr. Maxwell Thornton MM Romance Murder Mystery (Dr. Maxwell Thornton Murder Mysteries Book 1)
by S.C. Wynne
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,033
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Married to the Mobster: a Dark MM Mafia Romance (Morelli Family Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,489
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Hers To Break: A Dark Sapphic Mafia Romance (The Silvestri Sisters Book 1)
by Lily X
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews141
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Love Like Drowning: An MM dark horror romance
by Carson Wulff
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews106
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Hell and Gone: Gay Western Romantic Suspense
by Tal Bauer
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,813
FAQ
Is LGBTQ+ Mystery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 696 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in LGBTQ+ Mystery?
The median best seller has 696 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do LGBTQ+ Mystery best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into LGBTQ+ Mystery?
21% 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.