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Mystery & Thriller: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mystery & Thriller, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.31, median 2,946 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.27 – $10.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,946 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $9.31 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Mystery & Thriller best sellers
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$22.07
- Rating4.5
- Reviews111,003
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Six of Crows
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews53,825
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The Naturals
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews29,451
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Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe Book 2)
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,973
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Crooked Kingdom
- List rank#5
- Price$21.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews45,296
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Crowntide (The Lightlark Saga Book 4) (Volume 4)
by Alex Aster
- List rank#6
- Price$14.57
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,866
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The Grandest Game (Volume 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$8.70
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,483
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Skyshade: Collector's Edition (The Lightlark Saga Book 3)
by Alex Aster
- List rank#9
- Price$17.64
- Rating4.8
- Reviews236
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The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game, 3)
- List rank#10
- Price$14.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,487
FAQ
Is Mystery & Thriller a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,946 reviews and sells for $9.31.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery & Thriller?
The median best seller has 2,946 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mystery & Thriller best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.31; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.27 and $10.96.
Can new books break into Mystery & Thriller?
2% 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.