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Mystery, Thriller & Suspense (Graphic Novels, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Mystery, Thriller & Suspense (Graphic Novels, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.00, median 688 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).

27Opportunity / 100
$9.00Median price
688Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $9.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)21%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 14.0× those of the parent category Graphic Novels, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
  • 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 688 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Mystery, Thriller & Suspense best sellers

  1. John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 1: Original Sins (Hellblazer (Graphic Novels)) book cover by JAMIE DELANO

    John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 1: Original Sins (Hellblazer (Graphic Novels))

    by JAMIE DELANO

    • List rank#1
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews2,326

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  2. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy K book cover by Jeff Kinney

    Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (The Awesome Friendly Kid Series Book 3)

    by Jeff Kinney

    • List rank#2
    • Price$7.44
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews11,557

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  3. Batman: The Long Halloween book cover by Jeph Loeb

    Batman: The Long Halloween

    by Jeph Loeb

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews3,111

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  4. Newburn Vol. 1 book cover by Chip Zdarsky

    Newburn Vol. 1

    by Chip Zdarsky

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews108

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  5. Watchmen (2019 Edition) book cover by Alan Moore

    Watchmen (2019 Edition)

    by Alan Moore

    • List rank#5
    • Price$9
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews10,778

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  6. Batman (2011-2016) Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (Batman Graphic Novel) book cover by Scott Snyder

    Batman (2011-2016) Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (Batman Graphic Novel)

    by Scott Snyder

    • List rank#6
    • Price$8.92
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews6,184

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  7. Feral #27 book cover by Tony Fleecs

    Feral #27

    by Tony Fleecs

    • List rank#7
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews6

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  8. Batman: Three Jokers (2020) book cover by Geoff Johns

    Batman: Three Jokers (2020)

    by Geoff Johns

    • List rank#8
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews8,633

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  9. Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book One book cover by Alan Moore

    Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book One

    by Alan Moore

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,222

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  10. Hammerfist #3 book cover by Rick Remender

    Hammerfist #3

    by Rick Remender

    • List rank#10
    • Price$3.99
    • Reviews-

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FAQ

Is Mystery, Thriller & Suspense a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 688 reviews and sells for $9.00.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense?

The median best seller has 688 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Mystery, Thriller & Suspense best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.

Can new books break into Mystery, Thriller & Suspense?

21% 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.