The adventures of Mandie, her friends, and her faithful feline, Snowball, have made reading exciting for children for more than seventeen years. Young hearts will continue to race with the newest mystery in the series. Will Mandie find more than she bargained for in this adventure, or will her faith and wits save her again as she uncovers the secret of the dark alley? Written for the many Mandie fan club members who wanted to see their favorite character return to school in Asheville, North Carolina, Mandie and the Dark Alley finds mystery in a spooky place. Back at school, Mandie and Celia have to cut through a dark alley to avoid being late. Mandie's locket falls off somewhere during the journey, and the creepy passageway must be searched by lantern light. What they discover behind the dilapidated old warehouses will come as a shock...to Mandie and to her readers!