by the book

“We did everything by the book.”

“EVERY ‘I’ was dotted and ‘t’ was crossed 1000% by the book without exception.”

“I still stand by the book and learned so much about myself during the process of it,” Price said.

The source added that the raid has shaken a company that has always tried to operate by the book and that, despite its exponential growth in recent years, has sought to maintain a close-knit feel.

In a statement issued earlier in July, Ms Winn stood by the book's description of how they came to lose their house saying the dispute with the Hemmings did not result in her and her husband losing their home.