Suppose Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. It follows Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as he uncovers a dark secret hidden within the school. The book was published in 1998 and was later adapted into a film starring Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter.
Can we infer that "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the first novel in the series."? Yes, no, or maybe?