New books this week: investigating rehab, fighting wildfires, and a Slaughter thriller

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(NPR)Implicit in any piece of writing is a stab at answering a perennial question: Whose story gets to be remembered? They also answer a simpler question that you’ll hear at the lending desk of your local library: So, what books would be fun to crack open this week? (Viking)Loved One, by Aisha MuharrarThere’s a good chance you haven’t heard of Muharrar; Loved One is, after all, a debut novel. (William Morrow)We Are All Guilty Here, by Karin Slaughter“I’m very interested in damaged people,” Slaughter told NPR back in 2012. The novel is expected to kick off a new series for the prolific thriller writer, set in the small town of North Falls, Ga.