Robert Krieger's life is quickly falling apart.

He’s been fired from his job, split up with his girlfriend, and has a controlling overbearing mother he feels obligated to call twice a week. As a result, he’s developed a distressing anxiety disorder.

Robert lends money to an acquaintance across the hall in his building, a small-time drug dealer named Skids. Skids is nearly killed by enforcers working for an inner-city drug gang, the Dragons, at which point he gives Robert a “package” to hold for him until he either asks for it back or dies.

Lonely but determined to find a new girlfriend, while jogging one morning Robert meets the beautiful and willowy Lindsey Marriott, whom he awkwardly begins to romance. Not long afterward, he finds himself in a bloody one-man war with the Dragons, who believe Robert possesses money Skids owes them. Robert is soon juggling an array of anxiety-heightening issues, which together conspire to wreak havoc on his fragile sanity.

Gritty and violent, ODDBALL IN 3G is a psychological thriller that’s also surprisingly funny.

...richly entertaining and profoundly disturbing...
— Michael P. Hartnett

A deftly written and compelling page turner of a psychological thriller, Oddball in 3G showcases author Marc Berlin's impressive flair for originality, humor, and the kind of narrative storytelling that rivets the reader's attention from first page to last.
— Midwest Book Review

...an enjoyable read with unexpected mayhem when you want it and a sexy undercurrent of unrequited love.
— scroogemcduck

Oddball in 3G opens with a great quote from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho: "We all go a little mad sometimes. - Norman Bates." Right from the start, this book is a great character study. Overall, I found the writing really entertaining, with colourful characters driving an interesting plot. It also contains some well-executed dark humour. [...] I recommend it to both crime and movie buffs, especially those who enjoy character-driven books.
— OnlineBookClub.org