Bold textHow The Hangman Lost His Heart is a fictionous tale which is set in mid-1700s after the Second Jacobite Rebellion and is written by K. M. Grant, published in 2008.

Plot Alice Towneley's beloved uncle, Colonel Frank Towneley, has just been executed by Dan Skinslicer for supporting Prince Bonnie Charlie during the Second Jacobite Rebellion. After the drawing and quartering , Dan expresses his sympathy towards Alice and remarks that Frank was the first condemned to have his eyes wide open during his execution.