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Murder & Mayhem (True Crime, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Murder & Mayhem (True Crime, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 1,665 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 42, 20 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 92% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,665 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Murder & Mayhem best sellers
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Ordinary Wife: The true story of America’s forgotten serial killer
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews58
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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews187,287
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Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews19,532
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London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,383
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John Douglas
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,048
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Kingdom of Devils: A Tale of Murder in the Shadow of the American Revolution
by Katherine Grandjean
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews34
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By the River's Edge: A True Story of Identity and Serial Murder
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2,584
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Bitter Harvest: A Womans Fury A Mothers Sacrifice
by Ann Rule
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,773
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The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story
by David Crow
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25,321
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The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to Jon Benet Ramsey, The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds New Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,841
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Murder & Mayhem
FAQ
Is Murder & Mayhem a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,665 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Murder & Mayhem?
The median best seller has 1,665 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Murder & Mayhem best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $10.99.
Can new books break into Murder & Mayhem?
15% 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.