He created the spy hero Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, agent OSS 117, in
1949. He wrote 75 OSS 117 novels until his death in 1963. From 1966 to
1985, his wife Josette Bruce took over OSS 117 adventures and wrote 143
novels. Then in 1987, François Bruce (son of Jean Bruce) and Martine
Bruce (daughter of Jean and Josette Bruce) published 24 novels.