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Mystery & Detective (Genres & Styles, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mystery & Detective (Genres & Styles, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.77, median 173 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.55 – $19.11 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Genres & Styles (1,801), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Mystery & Detective 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 Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
- List rank#3
- Price$22.10
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,492
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Jack Reacher: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
by Lee Child
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,549
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Bob Lee Swagger: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
by Stephen Hunter
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews336
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The Lincoln Lawyer: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews750
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The Maltese Falcon: The Restored Text
by Dashiell Hammett
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews173
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The Complete Father Brown Mysteries: All 7 Volumes of G.K. Chesterton's Classic Detective Tales
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews24
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Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers
- List rank#9
- Price$12.91
- Rating4.4
- Reviews114
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Father Brown Complete Murder Mysteries: The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Donnington Affair…
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews3,548
FAQ
Is Mystery & Detective a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 173 reviews and sells for $15.77.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery & Detective?
The median best seller has 173 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mystery & Detective best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.77; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.55 and $19.11.
Can new books break into Mystery & Detective?
3% 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.