LGBTQ+ Mystery — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the LGBTQ+ eBooks best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 41.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
41.0
Median reviews
848.5
Weak share (top 20)
20%
Median price
$5.99
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
LGBTQ+ Mystery is between the extremes: 20% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 848.5, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 41.0/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Swapped to Death: An Angeles Investigations Mystery (Angeles Investigations Mysteries Book 11) | — | 0 | $3.99 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 50 best-seller titles on this category's list. The ease-of-entry score tells you how winnable the category is; these title phrases tell you which words readers search with — use the two layers together. Frequency is a title statistic, not a search-volume estimate.
| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| dark mm | 8 | 268 |
| mafia romance | 6 | 168 |
| romantic suspense | 5 | 163 |
| dark mm romance | 3 | 147 |
| dark mm mafia romance | 5 | 121 |
| mm romantic | 3 | 85 |
| between us romantic suspense | 2 | 64 |
| mm romantic thriller | 2 | 41 |
| small town lgbtq cozy | 2 | 40 |
| town lgbtq cozy mystery | 2 | 40 |
| bodyguard romance | 2 | 36 |
| omegaverse case files | 2 | 28 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.