I, too, love non-fiction that reads like fiction, so I can suggest quite a few good books like River of Doubt. It sounds like you enjoy reading about dramatic historical adventures, so we can start with:
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone by Martin Dugard, which is a fast-paced telling of the exploration of sub-Saharan Africa with two of the most famous explorers, and the challenges they faced. It's hard to believe just how perilous the adventure was.
I can also suggest A Night to Remember by Walter Lord, which is about the sinking of the Titanic. Lord was a great researcher, and he has written a deliciously detailed account of the voyage that is a good companion to the movie from the 1990s, if you liked that.
Another book, in the too-weird-to-be-true category, is Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It's about the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, and it contrasts the stories of the Fair's coordinator with a madman who abducted tourists to torture and kill them. It's interesting but kind of gruesome, and completely true.I hope you enjoy some of these suggestions!
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