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Thrillers (Mysteries & Thrillers, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Thrillers (Mysteries & Thrillers, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15, median 1,026 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.87 – $18.56 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,026 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Thrillers best sellers
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The Starving Saints: A Dark Medieval Tale of Survival, Divine Intervention, and Unraveling Mysteries Amidst a Castle's Descent into Madness
by Caitlin Starling
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3,549
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They Never Learn
by Layne Fargo
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews9,658
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A Lonely Broadcast: Book One
by Kel Byron
- List rank#4
- Price$17.78
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,346
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One in Four: A Thriller
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews12,910
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The London Séance Society: A Dark Mystery of Murder, Magic and the Secrets of the Supernatural in Victorian London from the Author of The Lost Apothecary
by Sarah Penner
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews5,880
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Home Stretch: A Novel
by Graham Norton
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews34,510
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The Wolf at Bay: A Gay Cold Case Romantic Suspense (Big Bad Wolf Book 2)
by Charlie Adhara
- List rank#8
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,109
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House of Rayne
- List rank#9
- Price$19.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,911
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Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters
- List rank#10
- Price$12.24
- Rating4.1
- Reviews9,583
FAQ
Is Thrillers a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,026 reviews and sells for $15.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Thrillers?
The median best seller has 1,026 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Thrillers best sellers cost?
The median price is $15; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.87 and $18.56.
Can new books break into Thrillers?
7% 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.