Chapters 1-4 Summary

The Black Ice is about Harry Bosch, a detective with the LAPD. Harry becomes involved in the case of a murdered cop when two of his own cases appear to overlap the cop's case. Harry is warned several times to back off, but Harry follows the evidence and his instincts without concern to the toes he might step on.

Harry is listening to the police band radio because he is the detective on call Christmas night. When a call comes across the radio discussing a murder in his jurisdiction, Harry calls the station to find out why he was not called. The sergeant tells him that they suspect the body is that of Calexico Moore, a cop who has been missing for a week. A decision was made in the field to call in the Robbery-Homicide Division, since the nature of...