The books aren't Danish, but "Truthseeker" and "Wayfinder" by C E Murphy fit the bill otherwise. (The two books are a duology and "Wayfinder" was just released.) The main character, Lara, can 'hear' falsehoods.
Gifted with an uncanny intuition, Lara Jansen nonetheless thinks there is nothing particularly special about her. All that changes when a handsome but mysterious man enters her quiet Boston tailor shop and reveals himself to be a prince of Faerie. What's more, Dafydd ap Caerwyn claims that Lara is a truthseeker, a person with the rare talent of being able to tell truth from falsehood. Dafydd begs Lara to help solve his brother's murder, of which Dafydd himself is the only suspect. Acting against her practical nature, Lara agrees to step through a window into another world. Caught between bitterly opposed Seelie forces and Dafydd's secrets, which are as perilous as he is irresistible, Lara finds that her abilities are increasing in unexpected and uncontrollable ways. With the fate of two worlds at stake and a malevolent entity wielding the darkest of magic, Lara and Dafydd will risk everything on a love that may be their salvation-or the most treacherous illusion of all.
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From: Science Fiction and Fantasy Listserv [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dennis Fischer
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Don't know the book, but maybe you should also check under "Soothsayer," which means the same thing.
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From: Joslyn Grassby <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sun, January 29, 2012 11:10:32 AM
Subject: [SF-LIT] Danish young adult novel (and sequel)
The novel (translated into English) is about a "truth-sayer", a woman who
can detect falsehoods. I have searched under "truth-sayer", "truth-teller"
and Danish YA books but have been unable to find it.
Can anyone help?
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