 As a ferocious storm approaches the town of Emeryville, residents are warned that a crazed serial killer who carves the number 13 into his victim s chests is on the loose. Local television news repeatedly screens information about the killer that is on the loose. Meanwhile, lives are put in danger when a woman allows a salesman and security maintenance personnel into her house. FOR SALE BY OWNER (TH13TEEN) is a taut thriller that provides plenty of tension and terror.