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Mystery & Suspense (Christian Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Mystery & Suspense (Christian Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 518 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $8.02 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 28% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 28% 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.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 518 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Mystery & Suspense best sellers
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Veil of Silence (Fog Lake: Homecoming Book 2)
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews789
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Time to Pay (Maine Justice Book 8)
by Susan Page Davis
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews145
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Cold As The Grave (A Sheriff Ray Duke Small Town Mystery Book 1)
by Kelly Cross
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,224
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Weight of Guilt (Fog Lake: Homecoming Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews966
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Island Countdown: WhiteRock Security Book 2 ~ Christian Romantic Suspense in the Caribbean
by Stacy Angell Curtis
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews60
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Hide and Squeak (Gabby St. Claire Mysteries Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews130
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Made Like the Moon: A Christian Mafia Romance (Redemption & Ruin Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews256
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Rise of the Redeemers
by Holly Sue Ruddock
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Ranger Devotion: Christian Romantic Suspense (Texas Ranger Heroes Book 12)
by Lynn Shannon
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews373
FAQ
Is Mystery & Suspense a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 518 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery & Suspense?
The median best seller has 518 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mystery & Suspense best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $8.02.
Can new books break into Mystery & Suspense?
28% 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.