"Maria V. Snyder - Poison 1 - Poison Study" - читать интересную книгу автора (Snyder Maria V)

A heartfelt thanks to Helen French. She made the call I had been dreaming of, and her enthusiasm for this
project has been wonderful. Thanks to Mary-Theresa Hussey, who has been an excellent editor. Thanks
to my agents, Sally Wecksler and Joann Amparan-Close, for helping with the contract. Phil Heffernan,
who did the cover art, thank you for making it perfect.



Very special thanks go to Alis Rasmussen, who took the time to read and critique my manuscript. Your
advice was truly invaluable.

To my husband, Rodney, for all the support he has given,
is giving and will give. IтАЩm spoiled rotten.

In loving memory of Frances Snyder,
Jeanette and Joseph Scirrotto.

тАЬThey would talk to you and make jokes
while they were feeding you poison.тАЭ
тАФKathy Brandt on chemotherapy;
a good friend who lost the battle

About the Author

Maria V. Snyder has been writing fiction and nonfiction since 1995. She has also published numerous
freelance articles in regional magazines and in local newspapers. Teaching fiction writing classes at the
local college gives her the enjoyable opportunity to encourage novice writers and to keep improving her
craft.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Maria attended 12 years of catholic school before going to
Penn State University to study Meteorology. Earning a Bachelors of Science degree in Meteorology,
Maria discovered, much to her chagrin, that forecasting the weather wasn't one of her skills. She found
employment in the environmental field as an air quality scientist, and it was during those years that she
started writing. After writing many science fiction short stories, Maria started Poison Study, her first novel
about a food taster.

Her research on food tasting methods with an expert chocolate taster, her husband, turned out to be a
delicious bonus while writing Poison Study. Maria has a brown belt in Issinryu Karate, and has enjoyed
тАЬacting outтАЭ the complex fight scenes in the book. Playing volleyball and the cello are her other hobbies.

Traveling with her family is another wonderful distraction from writing. Maria loves cruising in general and
the Caribbean in particular, and is planning a trip to the Southern Caribbean in January 2006. She has
also been to Europe, Canada, Mexico, and spent a week in Beijing, China during the summer of 2004.

Contents

About the Author
Chapter One