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Mystery (Literature & Fiction › Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mystery (Literature & Fiction › Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.89, median 17,723 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $17.13 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| 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 17,723 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 87% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $11.89 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Mystery best sellers
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Chain Reaction: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Book 31)
by Lee Child
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,286
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All In (6:20 Man, 4)
- List rank#3
- Price$16
- Reviews-
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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183,946
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The 6:20 Man: A Thriller
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews87,733
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Timeline: A Novel
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,084
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Alaska: A Novel
by James A. Michener
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,947
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The Edge (6:20 Man Book 2)
by David Baldacci
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews54,284
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Exit Party: A Novel
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,151
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FAQ
Is Mystery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 17,723 reviews and sells for $11.89.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery?
The median best seller has 17,723 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mystery best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $17.13.
Can new books break into Mystery?
18% 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.