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True Crime (Biographies & Memoirs, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for True Crime (Biographies & Memoirs, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.04, median 1,982 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 63, 30 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,982 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
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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Ordinary Wife: The true story of America’s forgotten serial killer
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews58
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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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Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews19,532
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London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,383
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John Douglas
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,048
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America, Compromised
by Lawrence Lessig
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews37
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By the River's Edge: A True Story of Identity and Serial Murder
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2,584
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Kingdom of Devils: A Tale of Murder in the Shadow of the American Revolution
by Katherine Grandjean
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews34
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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing
- List rank#10
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21,228
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: True Crime
FAQ
Is True Crime a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,982 reviews and sells for $8.04.
How many reviews do you need to rank in True Crime?
The median best seller has 1,982 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do True Crime best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into True Crime?
17% 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.