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True Crime (Biographies & Memoirs, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for True Crime (Biographies & Memoirs, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.43, median 0 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 63/100 (a moderate opportunity).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $24.81 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 26% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Biographies & Memoirs (2,387), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 33, 30 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 0 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 True Crime best sellers
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The Back Bedroom: A True Story of Exorcism and Murder
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews8,606
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London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
- List rank#2
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,388
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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews187,287
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Ordinary Wife: The true story of America’s forgotten serial killer
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews58
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews43,268
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Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews19,532
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- List rank#7
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21,401
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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21,228
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
- List rank#9
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.3
- Reviews31,548
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Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
by Tom O'Neill
- List rank#10
- Price$32.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,400
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: True Crime
FAQ
Is True Crime a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 63/100, which makes it a moderate opportunity. The median best seller has 0 reviews and sells for $13.43.
How many reviews do you need to rank in True Crime?
The median best seller has 0 reviews, and 64% of them have fewer than 100.
What do True Crime best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.43; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $24.81.
Can new books break into True Crime?
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.