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Mystery (Subjects & Themes, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Mystery (Subjects & Themes, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $1.99, median 84 reviews, average rating 4.1 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $5.39 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.1 |
| New releases (90 days) | 0% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Subjects & Themes (692), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $1.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Mystery best sellers
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Hieronymus Bosch: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,379
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas Classics)
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews758
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Jack Reacher: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
by Lee Child
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,549
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Bob Lee Swagger: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
by Stephen Hunter
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews336
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The Lincoln Lawyer: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews750
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The Man Who Would Be Sherlock: The Real Life Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle
by Christopher Sandford
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews24
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Harlan Coben Books in Order: Myron Bolitar series, Mickey Bolitar series, all short stories, standalone novels, and nonfiction, plus a Harlan Coben biography.
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews169
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Patricia Cornwell Books in Order: Kay Scarpetta series, Andy Brazil series, Win Garano books, Captain Chase, short stories, standalone novels & ... ... Cornwell biography. (Series Order Book 6)
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews82
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Clive Cussler Books in Order: Dirk Pitt series, NUMA Files series, Fargo Adventures, Isaac Bell series, Oregon Files, Sea Hunter, short stories, ... Clive Cussler Biograp (Series Order Book 5)
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews119
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 84 reviews and sells for $1.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery?
The median best seller has 84 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mystery best sellers cost?
The median price is $1.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $5.39.
Can new books break into Mystery?
0% 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.