Which leads me to believe that there’s something larger at work. The Archive had to start somewhere. Someone had to found it, to shelve the first History, to craft the very first key to the very first door. It goes up higher than Agatha, and to be perfectly frank with you all, I can’t stop thinking about it and theorising. It’s taken me days to sit down and write this book club post because every time I try, all that comes out is a series of question marks and a fervent desire to read the sequel, The Unbound. I hope you all enjoyed the book, and don’t forget that your suggestions for future book club books are always welcome. Aliya will be back mid-March with The Searchers: The Making Of An American Legend by Glenn Frankel. Until then, let me know what you thought in the comments. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.