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Mystery & Suspense (Romance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Mystery & Suspense (Romance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 868 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 31% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 31% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% 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 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 868 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Mystery & Suspense best sellers
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Shelter Me This Christmas: Eight Faith-Filled Christmas Romantic Suspense Stories
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Stranded Hiker: Christian Romance & Suspense (Secrets of Shadow Cove Book 3)
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews240
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Veil of Silence (Fog Lake: Homecoming Book 2)
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews789
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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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WEST: A forbidden romance, a rule-breaker, and one weekend that blows up both their worlds. (The Hunt for Alan Martin Book 4)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews470
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Island Countdown: WhiteRock Security Book 2 ~ Christian Romantic Suspense in the Caribbean
by Stacy Angell Curtis
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews60
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The Redeemed Prodigal: Christian Romance & Suspense (Secrets of Shadow Cove Book 7)
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18
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Detecting Danger (Refuge Cove Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,317
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Made Like the Moon: A Christian Mafia Romance (Redemption & Ruin Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews256
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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 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 868 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery & Suspense?
The median best seller has 868 reviews, and 16% 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 $7.99.
Can new books break into Mystery & Suspense?
31% 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.