The Poisoner's Handbook is a deduction puzzle game with a macabre theme: you work through problems by testing, observing results and narrowing possibilities.
The interest is in the method rather than the theme — it's structured like a laboratory, where each experiment eliminates options rather than confirming an answer outright.
A deduction puzzle game — you test possibilities, observe results and eliminate options rather than guessing at answers.
The macabre theme makes it better suited to older players, though it's a puzzle game rather than a violent one.
Yes — it runs in the browser with nothing to install.