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Murder (Crime, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Murder (Crime, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 13,124 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 33% |
| 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 13,124 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 33% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% 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 Murder best sellers
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The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,844
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Mad Mabel: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews72,918
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Brain Damage: A twisted psychological thriller that will keep you guessing
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews121,503
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The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,634
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The Detective's Wife: An absolutely gripping and unputdownable psychological thriller packed with nail-biting twists
by Mary Stone
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,682
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Death Row (Alibis collection)
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews136,604
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People of Darkness: A Gripping Southwest Mystery Where a Navajo Detective Confronts a Ruthless Assassin (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book 4)
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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The Silent Patient
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews433,285
FAQ
Is Murder a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 13,124 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Murder?
The median best seller has 13,124 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Murder best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.98.
Can new books break into Murder?
33% 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.