I wouldn't buy into any of the nonsense and highly recommend Pellegrino's books. "Farewell, Titanic" may be a good one for you, since he was adamant about including a sources list (I actually advised against it, preferring for a longer book, but he shortened it in order to include a thorough list). He ended up removing some Violet Jessop content and published a stand-alone chapter as "The Californian Incident" separately from the original draft, instead, to make room for the list.
It's also his highest rated Titanic book, presumably for this reason, although Pellegrino has provided sources for other claims in the past. I admire the desire to refrain from bashing works one hasn't read, although why do so at all, IMO.
That said, one can never blame the authors for such errors.
As for books I am reading - I happen to have two copies of "Report Into the Loss" by a certain someone here, one to keep fresh and one to read
And I am loving it.