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Suspense (Romantic Suspense, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Suspense (Romantic Suspense, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 12,806 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 26% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 12,806 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 26% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 92% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Suspense best sellers
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Three Fates
by Nora Roberts
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,114
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Midnight Mooring (Scottish Isles Series Book 4)
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews243
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Unbound (The Bradshaw Brothers Book 5)
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews140
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DUTCH (Black Team Book 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90
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Corrupt (Devil's Night Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews103,274
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The Surrogate Mother: An addictive psychological thriller
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews151,802
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Dangerous Little Dares (The Society of Secrets Book 1)
by Charlie Lennon
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews4,644
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Until She Dies (Noelle Marshall Book 3)
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,474
FAQ
Is Suspense a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 12,806 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Suspense?
The median best seller has 12,806 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Suspense 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 Suspense?
26% 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.