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Mysteries & Detective Stories: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mysteries & Detective Stories, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.75, median 69 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.93 – $14.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Christian (1,348), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.75 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Mysteries & Detective Stories best sellers
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The Key House (The Noland Kids Adventure Series)
by Mike Curtis
- List rank#1
- Price$11.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews746
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The Prince Warriors Paperback Boxed Set
- List rank#2
- Price$24.68
- Rating4.9
- Reviews786
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The Mandie Collection, Volume 1: Mandie and the Secret Tunnel/Mandie and the Cherokee Legend/Mandie and the Ghost Bandits/Mandie and the Forbidden Attic/Mandie and the Trunk's Secret (Mandie 1-5)
by Lois Gladys Leppard
- List rank#3
- Price$14.83
- Rating4.8
- Reviews779
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Adventures of the Northwoods - Set 1: Christian Adventure Mysteries for Middle-Grade Readers
by Lois Walfrid Johnson
- List rank#4
- Price$43.61
- Rating4.9
- Reviews62
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Silver Spurs (Volume 2) (Horses and Friends)
by Miralee Ferrell
- List rank#5
- Price$6.41
- Rating4.8
- Reviews322
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Mystery Rider (Volume 3) (Horses and Friends)
by Miralee Ferrell
- List rank#6
- Price$6.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews265
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The Mystery of the Missing Falls (Kingswell Kid Detectives #1)
by Jen Weaver
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews37
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Blue Ribbon Trail Ride (Volume 4) (Horses and Friends)
by Miralee Ferrell
- List rank#8
- Price$9.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews221
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A Dolphin Wish (Faithgirlz / Glimmer Girls)
by Natalie Grant
- List rank#9
- Price$6.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews423
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Rebel Horse Rescue (Volume 5) (Horses and Friends)
by Miralee Ferrell
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews193
FAQ
Is Mysteries & Detective Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 69 reviews and sells for $11.75.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mysteries & Detective Stories?
The median best seller has 69 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mysteries & Detective Stories best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.75; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.93 and $14.00.
Can new books break into Mysteries & Detective Stories?
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.