V•I•沃肖斯基是一名完美的女主人公。。。。。。作者为经典私家侦探小说带来了全新的元素；一方面是令人叹为观止的智慧，另一方面是与书中人物的深层情感共鸣（《星期日泰晤士报》）
你很难不被其洋溢的热情所折服。。。。。。干脆的对话，紧凑的情节以及现实的情景均使得普瑞特斯基的惊悚作品阅读起来充满着一种欢愉的气息，并且不论读者对其持有着怎样的迥异观点。（《每日邮报》）
有些犯罪小说作品会随着时间的推移而变得索然无味，但是在本书中，你绝对不会产生这般的疲乏感。这一部分是源于不断出现的人物角色会不断的吸引读者，另一方面在正本书的文字中都贯穿着一种德育之气。（《观察家》）
普瑞特斯基大胆的尝试之作。。。。。。同时也为其职业生涯赢取了巨大的成功。（《星期日泰晤士报》）、普瑞特斯基迄今为止最具野心的小说作品：妙趣横生，激越人心，颇为值得一读。（《文学评论》）
V.I. Warshawski is the perfect heroine . . . What [Paretsky] brings to the classic private-eye novel is something entirely original; a dry crackle of wit and a deep emotional sympathy with her characters (The Sunday Times)
It’s hard not to get caught up in her passion . . . Snappy dialogue, tight plotting and realistic situations make Paretsky’s unapologetically politicised thrillers a pleasure to read, whatever your viewpoint. (Daily Mail)
Some crime series grow stale over time, but there’s no sign of fatigue here. This is partly because the recurring characters continue to develop and engage the reader, and partly because of the moral intelligence that informs the writing. (Spectator)
A daring departure for Paretsky . . . and a career-crowning triumph. (The Sunday Times on CRITICAL MASS)
Paretsky’s most ambitious novel so far: interesting, exciting and well worth reading. (Literary Review on CRITICAL MASS)
BRUSH BACK, the new V. I. Warshawski novel by Sara Paretsky, has just been named one of the five best mystery and suspense novels of 2015 by the WASHINGTON POST, which said:
V.I. Warshawski — the gritty P.I. who predates Lisbeth Salander and Stephanie Plum — returns in Sara Paretsky’s superb new novel. This time, the weathered investigator gets pulled into a case involving a former boyfriend’s mother who was convicted of beating his sister to death. As the plot — about crooked politicians and construction contracts — unfolds, V.I. finds herself nearly drowning in memories of her old Chicago neighborhood and missing the friends who didn’t make it out. Over the series, V.I. has been growing progressively darker in mood, but throughout her bleakest times, work has always been her salvation. This new novel’s uncompromising feminist message about aging for women is to ignore the pain and hang on to what gives you purpose and identity.