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Pulp (Thrillers, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Pulp (Thrillers, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 3,114 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 27% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Thrillers (43,040), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 3,114 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 27% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Pulp best sellers
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Silenced in the Hills (Sarah Cross FBI Mystery Thriller Book 6)
by A.J. Rivers
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews461
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The Girl in the Hills (Sarah Cross FBI Mystery Thriller Book 1)
by A.J. Rivers
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,447
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The Night She Ran (Aurora Gray FBI Mystery Thriller Book 1)
by A.J. Rivers
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,226
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Reckless Deceit: A DCI Evan Warlow Novel (DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller Book 21)
by Rhys Dylan
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,359
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Buried in the Hills (Sarah Cross FBI Mystery Thriller Book 2)
by A.J. Rivers
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,543
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Flames in the Pines (A Detective Riley Quinn Pine Brooke Mystery Book 11)
by A.J. Rivers
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,165
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SIGHT LINE: A NEAGLEY THRILLER (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators: NEAGLEY Book 1)
by Dan Ames
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,370
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Bones in the Hills (Sarah Cross FBI Mystery Thriller Book 3)
by A.J. Rivers
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,523
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Wild Vigor: A Coastal Caribbean Adventure (Tyson Wild Thriller Book 99)
by Tripp Ellis
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
FAQ
Is Pulp a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,114 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pulp?
The median best seller has 3,114 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pulp best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Pulp?
27% 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.