One of the first Lincoln books I read was the below. It is a historical work and the quote from a review explains it well, I think.
Lincoln: A Novel by Gore Vidal
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I recommend this novel in the strongest possible terms. It is not just a very fine novel: it is a great way to internalize history in a way that is rarely as possible in a straightforward historical account. Moreover, it is a richly complex Lincoln that is presented here. In contrast to the blandly hagiographic portrait by Carl Sandburg, this is a warts and all version. Lincoln isn't idealized, but is shown with both his virtues and vices, from his astonishing ability to handle people who imagined that they were handling him, to his self-proclaimed ignorance of financial matters. But he is more the admirable for his portrayal as a believable, flesh and blood human being, instead of mere statue.
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There is also an old thread here on MR that may have some other suggestions:
Looking for a good Abraham Lincoln Biography