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Mystery (Mysteries & Thrillers, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mystery (Mysteries & Thrillers, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 793 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.49 – $12.46 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $6.99 its median price is below 97% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- 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.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has 793 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Mystery best sellers
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Death by Misadventure: A Novel
by Jane Bitomsky
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews2,226
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One in Four: A Thriller
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews12,910
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The London Séance Society: A Dark Mystery of Murder, Magic and the Secrets of the Supernatural in Victorian London from the Author of The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews5,880
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The Wolf at Bay: A Gay Cold Case Romantic Suspense (Big Bad Wolf Book 2)
by Charlie Adhara
- List rank#5
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,109
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Mona of the Manor: A Novel Set in the Early 1990s (Tales of the City Book 10)
by Armistead Maupin
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,472
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The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection)
by Andrea Bartz
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews2,305
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Thrown to the Wolves: A Thrilling Gay Shifter Romance (Big Bad Wolf Book 3)
by Charlie Adhara
- List rank#8
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,976
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The Ghosts of Greenville
by Gerri Hill
- List rank#9
- Price$18.30
- Rating4.7
- Reviews256
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INHERITED GROUND (THE ASSASSIN’S WIFE Book 2)
by Ashley Thorne
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews188
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 793 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery?
The median best seller has 793 reviews, and 18% 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 $5.49 and $12.46.
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.