Yernar Malikov

The Crying Steppe

In the 1920-30s, 70% of the indigenous population died from the Great Famine created by the Bolsheviks in Kazakhstan. Overcoming the dreadful fear of death and despair, an eagle hunter's family from a Kazakh village in the highlands is trying to stay alive in the midst of the fierce winter and face a moral choice, to die as human beings or to survive at any cost, transgressing the human decency.

Hunting the Phantom

The action of this story begins in the near future. The great device codenamed as the “Phantom” is invented by the Global Security Corporation in order to eliminate the crime and to establish a secure global community. But, it is not how it really is. The reverse side of the “Phantom” is to establish an absolute control over people’s minds. The Corporation aims to change the course of the history, by gaining the community of obedient “puppets”, who would never realize that their minds are being controlled. Step by step, the “Phantom” fractures people’s lives, but nobody suspects anything, until it destroys the lives of in-love couple- Timur and Keira. She is convicted of murder, and he needs to break the law to save her. An American criminal hacker named Zach helps Timur to find the truth, and to uncover the Corporation’s conspiracy.

The Other Side

The story about detective Nurtas, who was once forced to face the "reverse side" of life, after which everything dramatically changed. Secret abduction of famous businessman, everyone from relatives and friends to enemies are suspected... Nurtas tries to find the truth, the price of which is high - 2 million dollars and fatal outcome. One and only clue is an accidental witness of the crime. Will Nurtas be able to win the war with the "reverse side" or criminal world will take over?