The product is a vintage hardcover book titled "Father Dowling - A Loss of Patients" by author Ralph McInerny, published in 1982 by Vanguard Press, Incorporated. The story involves the Fox River Police Department, led by Phil Keegan, investigating a series of four suspicious deaths that initially appear to be suicides but are increasingly being treated as murders. The first two victims are friends who are found dead in separate incidents, one in her bathtub and the other drowned in her car after it plunged into a river.  This novel is part of the Father Dowling Mystery Series and is described as a fiction narrative intended for young adults and adults. With 233 pages, the book features a dust jacket and falls under the genre of Mystery & Detective / General. It is a book club edition and is a part of the 1980s era of publications.