The story of Newfoundland and Labrador is a long and bloody one.In Murder on the Rock, Robert C. Parsons describes some of the most horrific and puzzling crimes and shenanigans that have happened in this province. With tales of kidnappers, cold-blooded murderers, cannibals, and more, these fifty-nine stories of crime and punishment cover the 1700s to present day. Included are:Death at Saint PierrePolitics and MurderMutineers, Villains, and CowardsThe Death RitualA Crime Most FrighteningThe Signal Hill Prison BreakRampage and Mutiny in Harbour BuffettThe Bonne Bay HostagesDeath at BeaumontThe Decapitation of John BallEleanor Power: The First Woman Hanged . . . and many more!