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Mystery (Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mystery (Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 11,546 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 44% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 44% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 11,546 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category Mystery, Thriller & Suspense (55,036), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Mystery best sellers
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The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$20.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,844
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Miss Wolcott's Ghost: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book 21)
by Louise Penny
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,764
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The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,634
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Mirror Image
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,783
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On a Quiet Street: An Edgar Award Nominated Psychological Thriller and Mystery Novel
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews44,441
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Mystery
FAQ
Is Mystery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11,546 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery?
The median best seller has 11,546 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mystery best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Mystery?
44% 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.