Fuentes, Carlos  (1928-2012) <br/><br/>
The hydra head 
/ Carlos Fuentes 
 - New York  : Farrar, Straus Giroux  , c1978 
 - 292 p.  ; 21 cm 
<br/><br/> Translation of La cabeza de la hidra. 
<br/><br/> Set in Mexico, and features the Mexican secret service. It is the story of the attempt by the Mexican government to retain control of a recently discovered national oil field. Secret agents from Arab lands, Israel, and the United States attempt to wrest control of the source for their own purposes. In a plot thick with dirty tricks, violence, sex, amazing coincidences, and betrayals, the novel's movie-loving hero, Felix Maldonado, confronts the villains. 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the Spanish to English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0374515638 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Oil industry----Fiction<br/>Secret service----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mexico----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>LAS FIC FUE