by the book

It would have been playing things by the book, in a year the Dodgers successfully improvised at every other step.

I was really moved by the book for sure.

Contra claims that the inquiry was “by the book,” he said that there was no book upon which to rely: every step of the investigation was dictated by the Trump White House.

That leads into an exploration of the ways sheriffs exercise and expand their authority, which sets the stage for the theme suggested by the book's subtitle: how the sheriff's office perpetuates inequality in a many areas, especially regarding violence against women, traffic enforcement and immigration.

The series was created by the book’s author, Charles Yu, who has worked on shows such as “Westworld,” “Legion” and “American Born Chinese,” and the cast includes Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao and Diana Lin.