Born in Poland, she met her future husband, Jean Bruce, on a train. In 1966, three years after she became a widow, she was solicited by the editor of
OSS 117 to continue writing the series. Her first book in the series was
Les anges de Los Angeles (The angels of Los Angeles). She secondly married Pierre Dourne, a family friend who served as the inspiration for the recurring character by the name of Peter Dru. After 143 adventures, she wrote her last
OSS 117 book,
Anathème à Athènes (Anathema in Athens), in 1985. Bruce also wrote mystery novels. During the 1990 Cognac Thriller Film Festival, a tribute was paid to her. Josette Bruce died in 1996 at age 75. She was buried with her husband in the cemetery of St Peter's Church in
Chantilly. Jean Bruce's daughter and step-son created and together wrote the series,
New Adventures of OSS 117. ==Selected works==