The sequel to the popular "Great Australian Mysteries", "Great Australian Mysteries 2" returns to the topic of Australian strangeness, although sadly it seems that Pinkney ran out of peak Australian strangeness and at times had to dip into the "not overly strange" and the "woman saw a strange light in the sky so it must be a UFO" types of "strangeness".

As in "Great Australian Mysteries", Pinkney relates a number of intriguing stories, including unsolved murders (Wanda Beach and Easey St), the truly confusing (what the hell was John Friedrich attempting to do with his militia?) and the usual "strange lights in the sky" stories to pad out the book. While certainly worth a read as an introduction to Australian mysteries, be aware that most of these stories are covered more extensively and/or better in other books. ( )