The Royal Rabbits of London: The Hunt for the Golden Carrot (Book 4 in the series) by Santa Montefiore & Simon Sebag Montefiore 230 pages
It’s late summer in London. Deep below Buckingham Palace, our favorite fictional bunny, Shylo Tawny-Tail, is happy with his role as a Royal Rabbit. The Royal Rabbits are a secret group of specially trained rabbits whose mission it is to guard the Royal Family…on the QT of course!
As the story opens, it’s a special day for Shylo. He gets to go his home warren for a visit; he hasn’t been home since the spring! He is sooooooooo excited! And while he has had many grand adventures, he misses his mom and his siblings. After packing and saying his so longs, Shylo hops aboard the underground Rabbit Rail bound for the English countryside.
But when he arrives, he quickly realizes that something fishy is going on. All the other rabbits are mesmerized by a mysterious named Harlequin. Shylo, with his outsider’s perspective, sees that Harlequin has developed a cult-like following. I was reminded of Jim Jones, Charles Manson and others who have convinced followers into blind obedience.
Harlequin is after the Golden Carrot, which, according to ancient legend, will give him complete power of all humans and animals. All Shylo’s siblings and his old friends are digging up the countryside, looking for the valuable artifact. More and more rabbits come to the farm to look for the Golden Carrot. But when the search turns deadly, Shylo must use all his resources to figure out exactly what Harlequin is trying to do.
Shylo calls on all his hometown friends and his Royal Rabbit colleagues and even some of bad guys he has recently encountered to help him solve the mystery. It was fun to see all the characters from the previous three stories. The appearance of these characters may signal the end of the series—it has that feeling.
The Royal Rabbits of London: The Hunt for the Golden Carrot receives 4 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
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