I feel like James Romm wanted very much to write a book like this (that is to say, a book like Peter Green's Alexander of Macedon), but most great stories of the classical world (specifically Alexander's) have been given this treatment already. So Romm chose to tell a story that has gotten fairly minimal attention from either ancient or modern writers: the competition to succeed Alexander the Great. It's a good story, full of scheming, betrayal, and lots of battles, and in the end - minor spoiler - it's really the story of Eumenes, a Greek who becomes an unlikely competitor for power in the Macedonian empire (although I won't say how his bid plays out).

You would need some interest in or acquaintance with the Alexander story before reading this. I suggest picking up Green's Alexander of Macedon first, and if you're still hungry for more turn here for the rest of the story. These two books also make nice gifts for anyone you know with a taste for classical history.