12 must-read historical fiction books like The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab

Cover of The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab

The Last Checkmate

By: Gabriella Saab

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Readers of Heather Morris’s The Tattooist of Auschwitz and watchers of The Queen’s Gambit won’t wan…

"I'm alive. I'm safe. And I'm free."

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"History is the grand master, and only by studying his game can the pupil learn and improve. [Maria Florkowska]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"True freedom comes from bravery, strength, and goodness. The only one who can take those from you is you. [Aleksander Florkowski]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"Have faith, child. Even though your family isn't here, they're always with you spiritually. And you're always with them. [Father Maksymilian Kolbe]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab , here is a list of 12 books like this:

1. Royal Mistress

By: Anne Easter Smith

4.11

Format: 14 pages, Paperback

From the author of A Rose for the Crown and Daughter of York comes another engrossing historical no… read more

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2. The Golden Doves

By: Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Two former female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Naz… read more

Similar categories in Martha Hall Kelly's The Golden Doves book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
Cover of The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel

3. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

Cover of The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes

4. The Librarian of Burned Books

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.93

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWI… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"p. 364 Do you want to be the ones handing out the gasoline cans? Or the ones trying to put out the fire?"

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"The men who sough violence didn't understand that while swords could destroy bodies, a pen could destroy a nation."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"The men who sought violence didn't understand that while swords could destroy bodies, a pen could destroy a nation."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

Cover of Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff

5. Code Name Sapphire

By: Pam Jenoff

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of b… read more

Similar categories in Pam Jenoff's Code Name Sapphire book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
Cover of The Librarian Spy by Madeline  Martin

6. The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought … read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that ev…"

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

Cover of The Hidden Child by Louise Fein

7. The Hidden Child

By: Louise Fein

3.95

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Londoners Eleanor and Edward Hamilton have wealth, status, and a happy … read more

Similar categories in Louise Fein's The Hidden Child book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab

8. The Last Checkmate

By: Gabriella Saab

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Readers of Heather Morris’s The Tattooist of Auschwitz and watchers of The Queen’s Gambit won’t wan… read more

Similar categories in Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • poland
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
"I'm alive. I'm safe. And I'm free."

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"History is the grand master, and only by studying his game can the pupil learn and improve. [Maria Florkowska]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"True freedom comes from bravery, strength, and goodness. The only one who can take those from you is you. [Aleksander Florkowski]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"Have faith, child. Even though your family isn't here, they're always with you spiritually. And you're always with them. [Father Maksymilian Kolbe]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

Cover of The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline  Martin

9. The Keeper of Hidden Books

By: Madeline Martin

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of t… read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Keeper of Hidden Books book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • historical
  • war
  • poland
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
Cover of The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

10. The Diamond Eye

By: Kate Quinn

4.29

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II t… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Diamond Eye book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Daybreak by Matt Gallagher

11. Daybreak

By: Matt Gallagher

3.97

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A disillusioned American veteran volunteers for the war in Ukraine to reconnect with a woman from h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Gallagher's Daybreak book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • war
  • fiction
Cover of The French Gift by Kirsty Manning

12. The French Gift

By: Kirsty Manning

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A World War II story of female friendship, longing and sacrifice through war and loss, bringing tog… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty Manning's The French Gift book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of El juego del mal by Marcos Nieto Pallarés

13. El juego del mal

By: Marcos Nieto Pallarés

3.97

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

DESCUBRE LA NOCHE EN QUE TODO CAMBIÓ PARA SIEMPRE. MADRID, 2018. El cadáver de una mujer vestida… read more

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14. 40 paltų ir viena saga

By: Ivan Sciapeconi

3.45

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Jie tebuvo svetimi bėgantys vaikai. Bet atsirado pasiryžusių jiems padėti. Tai – šviesi istorija … read more

Similar categories in Ivan Sciapeconi's 40 paltų ir viena saga book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • holocaust
Cover of Als wir wieder Hoffnung hatten (Die Hafenschwester #2) by Melanie Metzenthin

15. Als wir wieder Hoffnung hatten (Die Hafenschwester #2)

By: Melanie Metzenthin

4.05

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Hamburg, 1913: Mit ihrer großen Liebe Paul hat Krankenschwester Martha drei gesunde Kinder, eine sc… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Metzenthin's Als wir wieder Hoffnung hatten (Die Hafenschwester #2) book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • historical
  • historical fiction
Cover of Lady Codebreaker by K.D. Alden

16. Lady Codebreaker

By: K.D. Alden

4.26

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Fans of Kate Quinn and Kristina McMorris will love this gripping historical novel based on the true… read more

Similar categories in K.D. Alden's Lady Codebreaker book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of El miedo en el cuerpo by Empar Fernández

17. El miedo en el cuerpo

By: Empar Fernández

3.30

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Un niño juega en un parque del centro de Barcelona dando patadas a un balón rojo. En un descuido de… read more

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Cover of El gran timo de las hadas by Félix J. Palma

18. El gran timo de las hadas

By: Félix J. Palma

3.90

Format: 488 pages, Paperback

REGRESA EL MAYOR MAGO LITERARIO CON UN NUEVO Y ESPECTACULAR MUNDO LLENO DE ILUSIÓN Y MISTERIO. Del … read more

Similar categories in Félix J. Palma's El gran timo de las hadas book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

  • fiction
Cover of The Dark Tower #1 ("The Gun-Slinger Born, Volume 1) by Stephen        King

19. The Dark Tower #1 ("The Gun-Slinger Born, Volume 1)

By: Stephen King

3.40

Format: None pages, Comic

First Edition printing of Stephen King's first real foray and collaboration in comics. Plotting and… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's The Dark Tower #1 ("The Gun-Slinger Born, Volume 1) book and Gabriella Saab's The Last Checkmate

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20. Ciudad de cenizas

By: Kike Corella

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

En la Barcelona de 1909, Enrique Hernández, un joven sereno, se topa con un extraño olor a quemado … read more

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The Golden Doves

Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

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The Paris Daughter

Kristin Harmel

4.25

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The Librarian of Burned Books

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3.93

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Code Name Sapphire

Pam Jenoff

3.87

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The Paris Agent

Kelly Rimmer

4.13

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The Sugar Palace

Fiona McIntosh

3.89

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The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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Aimie K. Runyan

4.02

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