Daisy Ridley in negotiations to join thriller 'The Ice Beneath Her'

Actor Daisy Ridley is in talks to star in psychological thriller 'The Ice Beneath Her', based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Swedish writer .

Andrew Lazar

, who backed 'American Sniper', is producing the Entertainment's project, reported said.

A filmmaking collective that consists of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and

Chad Villella

, is attached to direct and produce.

The plot follows a grisly murder: after a woman is found beheaded in the house of a prominent businessman, an investigator and psychological profiler try to solve the case.

Caitlin Parrish has adapted the book for the big screen.