Darin’s first book, Why Has America Stopped Inventing?, explored the critical issue of America’s broken patent system. His second book, The Vintage Club, tells the story of a group of the world’s wealthiest men who are chasing a legend about a wine that can make you live forever. His third book, Gil, is about a high school coach who discovers that he can pitch with deadly speed and is given an offer to play with the Rockies during a player’s strike. Gil soon discovers, however, that his unexpected gift is the result of a rare disease, and continuing to pitch may hasten his own death.
With a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree, he is highly regarded in Denver’s legal and business community as a patent strategist, business manager, and community leader. He is also a sought-after speaker on IP issues at businesses, colleges and technology forums, where he demonstrates the value of patents using simple lessons from working on products such as Crocs shoes, Izzo golf straps and Trek bicycles.
An avid traveler and accomplished triathlete, Darin also enjoys back country fly-fishing trips and skiing in the Rocky Mountains. He lives in Denver with his wife, Robin, and their four children.
His latest book is the thriller, Chasing Hindy.
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About the Book:
Title:
Chasing Hindy
Author: Darin Gabby
Publisher: Koehler Books
Pages: 284
Genre: Thriller
Author: Darin Gabby
Publisher: Koehler Books
Pages: 284
Genre: Thriller
ADDY’S DREAM AS
a patent attorney is to help bring a ground breaking energy technology to the
world. Addy’s hopes soar when she is wooed by Quinn, an entrepreneur, to join
his company that has purportedly invented a car that can run on water using an
innovative catalyst. After resigning her partnership to join Quinn, Addy
discovers things aren’t as they seem. The patent office suppresses the
company’s patent applications and her life is threatened by unknown assailants
if she doesn’t resign.
When she is arrested for stealing US
technology from the patent office she realizes Quinn has used her. Now, Addy
must find a way to clear her name while salvaging her dream of propelling this
technology to the world, all while powerful forces attempt to stop her.
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Thanks for this interview, Darin. Can we begin by having you tell us about
yourself from a writer’s standpoint?
I am a practicing patent attorney, finding time to write
during every spare minute. I’ve written
three previous books: Why Has America Stopped Inventing?, The Vintage Club and
Gil. I find that being a patent attorney gives me access to some really great
ideas, including the idea behind my upcoming book, Chasing Hindy, that revolves
around a car that purportedly can run on water.
When not writing, what do you like to do for relaxation
and/or fun?
I love being outdoors.
Being from Colorado, I
take advantage of skiing, hiking in the Rocky Mountains
and running triathlons.
Congratulations on your new book! Can you give us the
very first page of your book so that we can get a glimpse inside?
Addy felt like jumping out of her car and doing a quick happy dance in
the middle of stalled traffic. Her excitement at becoming the newest—and
youngest—partner at the intellectual property law firm of Wyckoff &
Schechter was nearly overwhelming.
She grinned at the shadow on the hood of Hindy, her treasured
retrofitted cherry red Shelby Mustang. The shadow was created by a barrel-sized,
hydrogen-filled balloon that floated above the Mustang’s roof. Gawkers pointed
and laughed as the Shelby
eased down El Camino pulling the tethered balloon as if in a Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day parade. The balloon—which on one side sported her law firm’s
logo, and on the other Hindy in giant
cursive script—was just an advertising gimmick to show her passion for
alternative energies. It was only strapped to the roof on calm, sunny days when
she was travelling at slow speeds using routes that avoided overpasses. The
retrofitted Mustang was really powered by four electric motors using
electricity produced by solar panels and a conventional fuel cell.
At first, the Wyckoff
partners questioned Addy’s prudence in strapping a floating balloon to the roof
of any vehicle, but they’d come to admire the effectiveness of her marketing
innovations. They even lifted their champagne glasses at the end of her
mentor’s welcome speech acknowledging that her Shelby was responsible for
bringing in increasing numbers of the “green” companies sprouting like weeds
all over the Silicon Valley—inventive,
entrepreneurial companies in need of legal advice and support for their
patents.
While the traffic inched forward, Addy chuckled with excitement.
“Hindy, ol’ pal,” she said, patting the dashboard, “you and I are going places
now! Next time some overzealous cops accuse you of being a traffic hazard, I’ll
stare them down and inform them they’re messing with the partner of a highly
prestigious law firm.”
Would you say it’s been a rocky road for you in regards
to getting your book written and published or pretty much smooth sailing? Can you tell us about your journey?
Chasing Hindy has been quite the journey. Unlike my other
books, this one took fifteen years to write. The struggle wasn’t explaining how
it really is possible to run a car on water, but finding a character that
readers could fall in love with. What made the story finally click was my
discovery of Addy—a patent attorney with a dream to change the world. I decided
on a female character (who was also a patent attorney) for several reasons.
Perhaps the main reason was that female patent attorneys are in short supply
and I wanted to encourage women to enter the profession. So I created Addy to
hopefully show what a difference one person can make, and through her
experience more women would want to become patent attorneys. What I love about
Addy is her determination to make the world a better place, no matter the
cost. But you’ll have to read the book
to see what obstacles she must overcome.
If you had to summarize your book in one sentence, what
would that be?
Chasing Hindy is about a patent attorney who thinks she’s
landed her dream job with a company who has invented a technology to let cars
run on water only to discover that there are other interests who are poised to
make sure it never comes to market.
What makes your book stand out from the rest?
I don’t know of any thrillers centering around a technology
that could change that world by letting cars run on water. And what’s really
exciting is that it is possible.
If your book was put in the holiday section of the store,
what holiday would that be and why?
I would want the book in the “new year’s section” because of
the concluding scene that happens during the Super Bowl. Chasing Hindy would be really fun to read
right before the Super Bowl.
Would you consider turning your book into a series or has
that already been done?
Probably not. This
isn’t a book that lends itself to a series.
What’s next for you?
I am currently working on a piece of historical fiction
based in the mid-18th century. I was
just at the New Jersey Historical Society doing research. I’m going to tell about an important and
fascinating part of American history that has somehow been overlooked.
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