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Mystery (Literature & Fiction › Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Mystery (Literature & Fiction › Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 4,186 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.10 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 29% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 4,186 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 29% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 50% of the parent category Mystery, Thriller & Suspense (8,407), one of the easier corners under it.
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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Timeline: A Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,084
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Alaska: A Novel
by James A. Michener
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,947
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The Edge (6:20 Man Book 2)
by David Baldacci
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews54,284
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A Week from Never (Murphy's Law Book 2)
- List rank#7
- Price$9.41
- Rating4.7
- Reviews521
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Buried at the Lake: A Luca Mystery
by Dan Petrosini
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,048
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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 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,186 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery?
The median best seller has 4,186 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mystery best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.10.
Can new books break into Mystery?
29% 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.