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Mysteries & Thrillers (Teens, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mysteries & Thrillers (Teens, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.39, median 5,483 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.03 – $14.65 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,483 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $9.39 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 46% of the parent category Teens (11,947), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers best sellers
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games): A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$22.07
- Rating4.5
- Reviews111,003
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Dangerous Impulses (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Naturals, 5)
- List rank#3
- Price$16.24
- Reviews-
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The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1)
by Lois Lowry
- List rank#4
- Price$6.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47,388
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If He Had Been with Me: A Heartbreaking Romance of First Love and Loss
by Laura Nowlin
- List rank#5
- Price$6.54
- Rating4.2
- Reviews66,662
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The Naturals
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews29,451
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21 Days of Fear: One Day, One Letter
by Hervé Commère
- List rank#7
- Price$15.48
- Rating4.0
- Reviews264
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The Inheritance Games
- List rank#8
- Price$6.43
- Rating4.4
- Reviews51,813
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Six of Crows
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews53,825
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Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe Book 2)
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,973
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FAQ
Is Mysteries & Thrillers a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,483 reviews and sells for $9.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mysteries & Thrillers?
The median best seller has 5,483 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mysteries & Thrillers best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.03 and $14.65.
Can new books break into Mysteries & Thrillers?
9% 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.