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Women Sleuths (Mystery, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Women Sleuths (Mystery, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 11,246 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).

18Opportunity / 100
$5.99Median price
11,246Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.99 – $11.99
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)37%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 11,246 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • 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.
  • At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.

Top 10 Women Sleuths best sellers

  1. Warm Bodies book cover by John Marrs

    Warm Bodies

    by John Marrs

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews13,454

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  2. Trust No One book cover by Mary Burton

    Trust No One

    by Mary Burton

    • List rank#2
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews17,227

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  3. Mirror Image book cover by Lauren E. Rico

    Mirror Image

    by Lauren E. Rico

    • List rank#3
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews4,783

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  4. The Woman I've Become book cover by Debra Webb

    The Woman I've Become

    by Debra Webb

    • List rank#4
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews4,231

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  5. The Frozen River: A Novel book cover by Ariel Lawhon

    The Frozen River: A Novel

    by Ariel Lawhon

    • List rank#5
    • Price$19.59
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews124,386

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  6. On a Quiet Street: An Edgar Award Nominated Psychological Thriller and Mystery Novel book cover by Seraphina Nova Glass

    On a Quiet Street: An Edgar Award Nominated Psychological Thriller and Mystery Novel

    by Seraphina Nova Glass

    • List rank#6
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews44,441

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  7. Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo (Stephanie Plum) book cover by Janet Evanovich

    Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo (Stephanie Plum)

    by Janet Evanovich

    • List rank#7
    • Price$19.50
    • Reviews-

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  8. The Secrets We Hide: A North Falls Thriller book cover by Karin Slaughter

    The Secrets We Hide: A North Falls Thriller

    by Karin Slaughter

    • List rank#8
    • Price$25.89
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews9,122

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  9. My Husband's Wife: A Novel book cover by Alice Feeney

    My Husband's Wife: A Novel

    by Alice Feeney

    • List rank#9
    • Price$17.69
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews69,369

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  10. We Are All Guilty Here: A Novel book cover by Karin Slaughter

    We Are All Guilty Here: A Novel

    by Karin Slaughter

    • List rank#10
    • Price$25.44
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews47,127

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FAQ

Is Women Sleuths a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11,246 reviews and sells for $5.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Women Sleuths?

The median best seller has 11,246 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Women Sleuths best sellers cost?

The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.

Can new books break into Women Sleuths?

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.