Headlong
When the entire British royal family dies an actor named Jack is discovered to be an illegitimate descendant of the royals and made King, a job he tries to fulfill loyally and dutifully, but when the work conflicts with his true nature and his true love, he decides to pass the throne on to someone who can handle it. This isn't a complex book but it's a good critique of the upper classes of British society and is actually pretty funny, despite its overall...