His novels are often set in Asia, and have been praised for their cultural and historical information relating to the character's adventures.
Bosse mostly wrote historical fiction novels after the publication of The Warlord, which became a best-seller.
Bosse was born in Detroit, Michigan and died in New York City.
Bosse was also an English teacher in City College of New York in Manhattan.
His novel Ganesh was adapted into the Canadian drama film Ordinary Magic in 1993.