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Spies & Politics: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Spies & Politics, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 5,344 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $14.99 |
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| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 37% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Thrillers & Suspense (64,273), one of the easier corners under it.
- 37% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,344 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Spies & Politics best sellers
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People of Darkness: A Gripping Southwest Mystery Where a Navajo Detective Confronts a Ruthless Assassin (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book 4)
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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The Alice Network: A Novel – A New York Times Bestselling Historical Fiction of Female Spies, Courage, and Betrayal Across Two World Wars
by Kate Quinn
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews101,144
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Vicious King: A Dark Mafia Romance (Kings of Vegas Book 4)
by Natalie Kane
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,515
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Double Tap: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley
by Vince Flynn
- List rank#9
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,674
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The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,727
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Political
FAQ
Is Spies & Politics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,344 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Spies & Politics?
The median best seller has 5,344 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Spies & Politics best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Spies & Politics?
37% 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.