"The People's Cardinal" is a suspenseful thriller that voyages into the future of the Catholic Church, examining the dangers the church faces if it fails to meet the needs of the faithful in a rapidly changing modern world-and if it allows the blind ambition of its leaders to prevail.

It is 2045, the pope has died, the Catholic Church is in crisis, and church leaders are deeply divided about the direction they should take to stem the church's losses. Many, seeing the problem as a loss of confidence, desire to reform the church to become more in touch with its flock. But the...

Harry L. Sheehy graduated from Stanford University with a BA and an MBA before going on to earn a DDS from Northwestern University.

Over the years, he has worked as an industrial engineer, business executive, management consultant, health care provider, university professor, arbitrator, and liturgical director. Sheehy now serves as a volunteer career coach at the Career Transitions Center of Chicago.

A former Jesuit with an interest in the Catholic Church's role in modern society, he is the author of multiple nonfiction works, as well as the novel "The People's Cardinal" and its...