Category Overview
Kindle Store › Kindle eBooks › Mystery, Thriller & Suspense › Thrillers & Suspense › Domestic
Competition Level
High Competition
7/10
BSR Benchmarks
| Metric | Benchmark |
|---|---|
| BSR to reach Top 10 | < 350 |
| BSR to reach Top 100 | < 3,500 |
| Average Price | $3.99–$5.99 |
Domestic Thriller is the fastest-growing thriller sub-category on Amazon. Unreliable narrators, marriage secrets, and suburban danger are the dominant themes. Female protagonists consistently outperform male.
How to List Your Book in This Category
- 1 Open your KDP Bookshelf and go to your book's details page.
- 2 Under "Categories", click Browse Categories.
- 3 Follow the path: Kindle Store › Kindle eBooks › Mystery, Thriller & Suspense › Thrillers & Suspense › Domestic
- 4 If the subcategory is not selectable directly, contact KDP support for assistance.
- 5 You can hold up to 3 categories per book — use all three.
Tips for This Category
- Female protagonist is the genre expectation
- The home or marriage should be central to the threat
- First-person present tense creates urgency that genre readers expect