At the beginning of the book his friend Diana Hotchkiss appears to commit suicide , but the more Ben looks into it , the more it looks like murder .
Ben has an obsession with recalling trivia that continually sidetracks his thoughts .
At the beginning of the book Ben 's friend Diana Hotchkiss appears to commit suicide , but the Ben Ben looks into it , the more it looks like murder .
Ben has an obsession with recalling trivia that continually sidetracks his thoughts .