Harry Potter and The Secret Room is the second novel in a series of books about the young wizard Harry Potter, written by JK Rowling. The book was first published on July 2, 1998 by the British publishing house Bloomsbury, and on June 2, 1999, it was published in the USA by Scholastic Inc. Rowling said that it was very difficult for her to finish writing a book, but the book won success among critics, young readers and people in the book industry.